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Please Call Me inventor seeks private prosecution in funding dispute 

# Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate is seeking certification from the National Prosecuting Authority to pursue a private prosecution against former British investor Errol Elsdon. Makate alleges fraud and forgery against Elsdon linked to a claim for 40-percent of his Vodacom settlement. Vodacom reportedly paid Nkosana Makate about 550-million-rand. Elsdon, has denied any wrongdoing and rejected allegations of criminal conduct. This has been a long-running legal battle over compensation from the Please Call Me settlement.