Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Vodacom owes 'Please Call Me' inventor more
The R47-million just isn't enough...
Before you start your day at full force, let's catch up on five big stories in the country and across the world this Wednesday morning.
1.
Remember Bonginkosi Khanyile from Fees Must Fall and the KZN unrest?
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The trial of alleged unrest accused Bonginkosi Khanyile has been set for August. Khanyile faces a charge of incitement to commit public violence, as well charges of Contravention of the Disaster Management Act relating to the acts of looting and violence in KwaZulu-Natal in July 2021.
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2.
Cricket SA confirmed that Graeme Smith's director of cricket job will be advertised. He must reapply for his position when his contract concludes at the end of March.
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3.
A 55-year-old man was admitted to hospital after his aircraft crashed in Merrivale in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands on Tuesday morning. Roland Robertson of the Midlands EMS said paramedics found the plane that had crashed into a maize field with the pilot lying next to the wreckage.
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4.
A virtual version of the handwritten notes for the song 'Hey Jude' has been sold at auction in California for almost $77,000. Note, this is not the actual handwritten note, it's an NFT.
Originally entitled, 'Hey Jules', the Fab Four's hit was written in 1968 by Paul McCartney to comfort a young Julian Lennon during father John's separation from his mother, Cynthia.
We still have no idea how NFTs work...
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5.
This has been going on for YEARS! In a victory judgment for 'Please Call Me (PCM)' inventor Nkosana Makate, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria found he was short-charged by Vodacom’s R47-million offer and that the cellphone giant must go back to the drawing board to come up with a suitable amount.
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