Richard Majola

{{short description|South African politician}}

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| office = Member of the National Assembly of South Africa

| term_start = 21 May 2014

| term_end = 7 March 2024

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| 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

| office2 = Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament

| term_start2 = 6 May 2009

| term_end2 = 6 May 2014

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| birthname = Thembekile Richard Majola

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| party = UMkhonto we Sizwe (2024–present)

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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.{{cite news |title=Majola elected as W Cape Speaker |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/majola-elected-as-w-cape-speaker-1240912 |access-date=26 April 2020 |newspaper=IOL News |date=23 February 2012}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Mokone |first1=Thabo |title=Thandi Modise becomes speaker as Cyril Ramaphosa gets his job back |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2019-05-22-thandi-modise-becomes-national-assembly-speaker-as-cyril-ramaphosa-voted-in-as-head-of-state/ |access-date=26 April 2020 |newspaper=TimesLIVE |date=22 May 2019}} He was elected as a member of the Pan-African Parliament in June.{{Cite web | url=https://www.enca.com/news/frolick-elected-parliaments-chair-chairs | title=Frolick elected Parliament's chair of chairs}}

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).{{Cite web |last=Charles |first=Marvin |title=DA list wars: Another senior member quits after failing to make cut, joins Zuma's MK Party |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/da-list-wars-another-senior-member-quits-after-failing-to-make-cut-joins-zumas-mk-party-20240309 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}