Richard Majola Explained

Richard Majola
Office:Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Term Start:21 May 2014
Term End:7 March 2024
Office1:Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Deputy1:Piet Pretorius
Term Start1:23 February 2012
Term End1:6 May 2014
Predecessor1:Shahid Esau
Successor1:Sharna Fernandez
Term Start2:6 May 2009
Term End2:6 May 2014
Birthname:Thembekile Richard Majola
Nationality:South African
Party:UMkhonto we Sizwe (2024–present)
Otherparty:Democratic Alliance (Until 2024)
Occupation:Member of Parliament
Profession:Politician

Thembekile Richard Majola is a South African politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Democratic Alliance (DA) from 2014 until his resignation from the party in 2024. He was the deputy speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 2009 to 2012 and the speaker from 2012 to 2014.[1]

In May 2019, the DA parliamentary caucus nominated Majola to be the party's candidate for National Assembly. He lost to the ANC's Thandi Modise after receiving only 83 votes compared to Modise's 250 votes.[2] He was elected as a member of the Pan-African Parliament in June.[3]

On 7 March 2024, Majola resigned from the DA after failing to be included on any of the party's lists for the general elections on 29 May 2024. He subsequently joined UMkhonto we Sizwe (MK).[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Majola elected as W Cape Speaker . 26 April 2020 . IOL News . 23 February 2012.
  2. News: Mokone . Thabo . Thandi Modise becomes speaker as Cyril Ramaphosa gets his job back . 26 April 2020 . TimesLIVE . 22 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Frolick elected Parliament's chair of chairs.
  4. Web site: Charles . Marvin . DA list wars: Another senior member quits after failing to make cut, joins Zuma's MK Party . 2024-03-10 . News24 . en-US.