Thembinkosi Rawula

Thembinkosi Rawula is a South African politician. He was a senior member of the Economic Freedom Fighters and a Member of Parliament for the party until he resigned in April 2019 after accusing party leaders of financial mismanagement.

Early life and education Rawula is from the Eastern Cape. He holds a bachelor's degree in public administration from Nelson Mandela University, a post-graduate diploma in labour law from the University of Johannesburg and an honours degree in Public Administration from the University of South Africa.

Career He was the labour coordinator of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) in the Eastern Cape between 2003 and 2006. From 2014 to 2015, he was employed as a human resource and capacity building advisor. He replaced Kgotso Morapela, who was redeployed to the Free State Provincial Legislature. On 7 April, he said that Malema's lawyers had demanded that he retract the accusations. On 10 April, Rawula resigned from the EFF and automatically ceased to be a member of parliament. He then joined NUMSA's political party, the Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party, on 16 April.

On 21 May 2019, Malema filed a defamation lawsuit against Rawula. The case was heard in November and the Eastern Cape division of the High Court ruled in favour of Rawula.

On 9 October 2023, Rawula was announced as a member of ActionSA during a press conference held in Gqeberha.