A chance encounter with producer and head of Island Records, Chris Blackwell, changed the course of Madlingozi's creative life.

[1] Madlingozi later formed a group called Gecko Moon with Alan Cameron, a fellow Peto member.

He collaborated with international acclaimed group UB40 as part of the United Nations Global AIDS awareness program, recording the Xhosa lyrics of "Cover Up".

[1] In May 2019, Madlingozi was sworn in as a Member of Parliament in the sixth administration of the democratic government of the Republic of South Africa.

His comments, made on social media, echoed Malema's assertions and were based on Madlingozi's own experiences of racism while growing up in Cape Town.

Madlingozi criticised the media for dismissing Malema’s statements as "rhetoric," accusing journalists of distorting uncomfortable truths and prioritising personal biases over informing the public.