Peter Maluleka

Holmes Peter Maluleka (born 25 March 1954) is a South African politician and businessman from Gauteng. A former Umkhonto we Sizwe operative, he represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 2004 to 2014. During that period, he chaired the Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises from 2010 to 2014. He later served on the board of South African Airways.

Early life and activism Born on 5 March 1954, Maluleka began school in Eersterus until his family moved to Mamelodi in 1964. After leaving school in 1973, he worked for Siemens Telecommunications for 11 years. In 1985, he started his own carpentry business.

Church Street bombing On 15 April 1988, on the instructions of MK, Maluleka exploded a limpet mine on Church Street in Pretoria, causing damage to several businesses in the vicinity. His commander, Odeille Maponya, died earlier on the same day when his own mine exploded prematurely. He later said that the explosions were intended to make a political statement about the ANC's presence inside South Africa and to spearhead the movement's armed propaganda. Maluleka was convicted in 1991 but, on the day of his sentencing, he was indemnified by the state as part of the confidence-building measures towards negotiations to end apartheid. He was also the chairperson of the ANC's branch in Pretoria. He served as committee chairperson until the 2014 general election; though he stood for re-election to the National Assembly, he was ranked 34th on the ANC's regional party list for Gauteng and did not win a seat. Although the board, under Dudu Myeni's leadership, was reshuffled a year later, he retained his seat.