Qaqambile Matanzima

Qaqambile Matanzima (15 December 1949 – 5 August 2013) was a South Africa politician and tribal leader. Matanzima had served as a colonel in the former Transkei Defence Force (TDF), the military force the Republic of Transkei, a de facto independent Bantustan which existed from 1976 to 1994. After Transkei was reincorporated into South Africa, Matanzima joined the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), leaving the military as a colonel in 1996. Under pressure from South Africa to resolve the crisis, the Transkei Defence Force served papers on 3 September 1987, ordering Prime Minister George Mathanzima and six Transkei cabinet minister to reign from office. He was survived by his wife, Nozolile, and five children. He was buried at the Mtshanyane Great Place in Cofimvaba on 11 August 2013.

Qaqambile Matanzima was former Transkei Prime Minister George Matanzima's last surviving son.