Premier Winde suspended Madikizela as Provincial Minister for Transport and Public Works for 14 days effective immediately on 15 April and appointed Tertuis Simmers as acting Provincial Minister. Hours later, the DA provincial chairperson, Jaco Londt, sent a letter to party structures informing them that Madikizela had "voluntarily stepped aside" as provincial leader for the next two weeks and that deputy leader Albert Fritz would be acting provincial leader. Resignation from the provincial leadership and the provincial cabinet On 28 April 2021, the DA announced that Madikizela had resigned as the provincial leader of the party in the Western Cape. Albert Fritz remained as acting provincial leader and was soon elected as interim provincial leader unopposed. Madikizela also resigned from the provincial cabinet and the provincial legislature. He said that he was not pressured to resign, but chose to resign out " of a sense honour". Post-political career In January 2022, News24 reported that premier Winde intended to appoint Madikizela as a special advisor. The appointment was not immediate, because the Department of Public Service and Administration had to first vet the application to ensure that it is in line with associated regulations. On 1 April 2022, the Minister of Public Service and Administration, Ayanda Dlodlo revealed in a reply to a parliamentary question by Good MP Brett Herron that Winde had written to the department asking that Madikizela be paid at salary level 4, which in 2021 had an entry level of R2,008,212 per year, but the department declined the request and instead approved salary level 3 for Madikizela, which pays about R1,739,784 per year. References 1975 births Living people People from Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality Xhosa people African National Congress politicians United Democratic Movement (South Africa) politicians Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament