Richard Majola

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]

Richard Majola
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office 21 May 2014 – 7 March 2024
Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
In office 23 February 2012 – 6 May 2014
Deputy	Piet Pretorius
Preceded by	Shahid Esau
Succeeded by	Sharna Fernandez
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
In office 6 May 2009 – 6 May 2014
Personal details
Born	Thembekile Richard Majola
Nationality	South African
Political party	UMkhonto we Sizwe (2024–present)
Other political affiliations	Democratic Alliance (Until 2024)
Occupation	Member of Parliament
Profession	Politician

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]