Motswaledi Hezekiel Matlala (born 4 June 1964) is a South African politician from

Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo River, which forms the province's western and northern borders. The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, while the provincial legislature is ...

. He represented the Limpopo constituency in the

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for two non-consecutive terms from 2004 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the

African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when ...

(ANC).

Legislative career

Matlala was elected to the National Assembly in the 2004 general election, ranked sixth on the ANC's regional party list for Limpopo. He served a single term in his seat: in the next general election in 2009, he stood for election to the

Limpopo Provincial Legislature The Limpopo Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of Limpopo. It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet, the Limpopo Executive Council, from among the ...

, but narrowly missed out on a seat. He returned to the National Assembly at the 2014 general election, now ranked fourth on the Limpopo list. During the legislative term that followed, he served on the Portfolio Committee on Energy and the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources. During a committee meeting in November 2016, Matlala called for harsher punishment of illegal miners, including longer prison sentences and even moves to "seal the mines while they are down there".

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* Living people 1964 births African National Congress politicians 21st-century South African politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa {{DEFAULTSORT:Matlala, Motswaledi