Career
In 1985, Bezuidenhout became the Minister of Transport of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGNU), a puppet government of South Africa prior to Namibia"s independence. The TGNU chairmanship operated under a rotational system and Bezuidenhout was named the first chairman of the TGNU as well maintaining his position as Transport minister. Dawid Bezuidenhout High School in Khomasdal is named after him.
Bezuidenhout retired from politics in 1995 and died on 7 August 1998 in Windhoek.
