Law & Society

Finally, Nkosana Makate has won a compensation lawsuit against his former employer Vodacom. The court instructs Africa’s largest mobile company to negotiate with Makate, paying a reasonable share generated from its ‘Please Call Me’ service. The service, an idea innovated by Makate, has been introduced by Vodacom in 2001 without providing him the promised revenue share.

Three former presidents of Poland have criticized the ruling party in an open letter accusing it of violating the constitution. Among the actions of the government attacked by the signatories are changes in procedures in the main legislative courts, abortion and control of state media.

After a lengthy battle, the FBI released a statement on Tuesday saying it won't share the iPhone unlocking mechanism it used in unlocking the San Bernardino shooter's device. While FBI has coordinated with a contractor to open the encrypted iPhone, it argued that the agency doesn't own the mechanism.