Thembekile Richard Majola is a South African politician who serves as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Democratic Alliance (DA). He became an MP in May 2014. He was the deputy speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 2009 to 2012 and the speaker from 2012 to 2014. 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. He was elected as a member of the Pan-African Parliament in June. References External links Mr Thembekile Richard Majola – Parliament of South Africa Mr Thembekile Richard Majola – People's Assembly Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Xhosa people Politicians from the Western Cape Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament Members of the National Assembly of South Africa