Errol Elsdon, who claims he is entitled to 40% of Nkosana Makate’s ‘winnings’, vanished from the Please Call Me story for years, then reappeared as the face of a company few can verify exists.
Cell C's R12.6bn Turnaround | ITWeb Tech Headlines | 17-22 August 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Cell C added 1.3 million subscribers and cut net debt by 64% in its first full year as a JSE-listed company, with group revenue climbing to R12.64 billion. Meanwhile, Standard Bank is shifting from just using AI tools to becoming a fully AI-enabled organisation, with more than 39 000 staff, 72% of its workforce, now active generative AI users.
Raining Men has been in business rescue since 2019, but the man who stepped into the shoes of its directors has a troubled history.
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.
‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate says Errol Elsdon’s defamation threat is baseless, as the decades-long legal battle takes another twist.