Articles about Nkosana Makate

The Please Call Me millions: Three strikes for Raining Men’s rescuer

Raining Men has been in business rescue since 2019, but the man who stepped into the shoes of its directors has a troubled history.

The Please Call Me millions: Accusations fly

Court papers show how Nkosana Makate’s early funders turned against each other, trading conspiracy claims and alleging a hidden romance over who gets a cut.

The Please Call Me millions: The ghost in the deal

A deregistered company, a forged signature and a shelf-company swap – how Black Rock Mining’s rights to millions became a ghost claim.

The Please Call Me millions: The Bermuda Triangle

From London funders, to Bermuda shell entities and a struck-off Singapore company – ITWeb unpacks the offshore web behind Black Rock's claim.

What is Please Call Me?

The free callback service that became a popular feature – and the subject of an almost two-decade legal battle.

The Please Call Me millions: Makate’s first case was ‘FUBR’

Before a debarred advocate rewrote his legal strategy in 2011, Nkosana Makate was broke, lawyer-less and fighting a case deemed beyond saving.

The Please Call Me millions: The cast of characters

From a disbarred advocate, to offshore funds and Cyprus shell companies, ITWeb unpacks the people behind the Please Call Me litigation.

ITWeb investigation: Makate says Black Rock was Elsdon's ‘alter ego’

A deep dive into the funding saga behind the Please Call Me settlement – starting with Nkosana Makate’s claim that Black Rock Mining was a facade for businessman Errol Elsdon.

Makate accuses ‘Please Call Me’ funder of diverting R2.5m

Errol Elsdon, the man behind Black Rock Mining, allegedly diverted litigation funds to a Cyprus bank account and Cyprus-based company.

‘Please Call Me’ inventor carried the can in Vodacom court battle

The company that agreed to fund his ‘Please Call Me’ legal battle never existed, leaving him to fund the litigation against Vodacom, says Nkosana Makate.

‘Please Call Me’ inventor brands Elsdon defamation threat ‘stillborn’

‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate says Errol Elsdon’s defamation threat is baseless, as the decades-long legal battle takes another twist.

Please Call Me’s Makate says Black Rock existed only ‘on paper’

Financial records will prove Black Rock never genuinely existed or funded his litigation, says ‘Please Call Me’ creator Nkosana Makate.