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Owalekelela u Nkosana Makate ngendleko zeqala umbuyisela eKhotho

U somarhwebo owalekelela u Nkosana Makete ekulweni ipi yakhe ne Vodacom eKhotho umvulele iqala lokwehlisa isthunzi.

Ibangelo yalokhu kukobana u Makete obegade alwa ipi ekulu ye Please Call Me ne Vodacom umbize ngesigebengu.

U Errol Elsdon obegade aphethe ikhamphani ye Black Rock Mining Ltd uthi utjele abameli bakhe bonyana bavulele u Makete iqala lokumuwisa isithunzi. 

Lokhu kulandela ukusatjalaliswa kweentatimende ngomhlaka 7 Mngwengweni 2026, lapho khona u Makete bekaveza u Elsdon njengesigebengu.

Yoke ihlanga-hlangano le yenzeke emva kokobana u Makete ne Vodacom bafinyelele isiphetho ekupheleni konyaka ngo-2025.

Lapho khona bavumelene ngokwenza isivumelwano se nani le-R500 million ukufika ku R1 billion  ngaphandle kweKhotho.

Ijikajika le phakathi kuka Makete ne Vodacom yadosa iminyaka eyi-18 yoke. 

Ngaphambilini, u Makete obegade ayi ‘trainee accountant’ wafika nombono wokuthi ikhamphani ye Vodacom isungule i Please Call Me.

Umbono lo bewungewokwenza bonyana amakhasimende we Vodaco anganayo i-airtime bonyana akwazi ukuthumela umlayezo we Please Call Me. 

U Makete watjhingisa I Vodacom eKhotho emva kokobana bahluleke ukumbhadela inani lemali alifunako.

IKhotho Yomthethosisekelo yathi u Makete akanikezwe imali emfaneleko.

Kodwana i Vodacom nayithi ingamunikeza i-R47 million, u Makete wayilandula ngokuthi ayaneli.

Nje, kunombango ka Makete ne Black Rock Mining. Bathi bona ngibo ebakhipha imali yokulekelela ngendleko zeqala.

Begodu benza isivumelwano ngonyaka ka 2011/2013 bonyana nangabe uthumba iqala leli kutjho bonyana I Black Rock Mining izokusikelwa i R40% emalini azoyithola.