mædˈiːʃə wʌz fˈaɪɚd fɹʌm hɪz pəzˈɪʃən æz kəsˈɑːɾuː pɹˈɛzɪdənt ænd ɛkspˈɛld fɹʌmðɪ ˌɔːɹɡɐnəzˈeɪʃən ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt; hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ fˈaɪɚd fɹʌm sˈædtuː ˌɔn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
Madisha was fired from his position as COSATU president and expelled from the organisation on 27 February 2008; he was also fired from SADTU on 29 July 2008.