Mfuniselwa Bhengu

Mfuniselwa John Bhengu is a South African politician and social philosopher. Between 1999 and 2014, he represented the Inkatha Freedom Party in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature and both houses of the South African Parliament.

Legislative career

Bhengu represented the IFP in the KwaZulu-Natal delegation of the National Council of Provinces during the second democratic Parliament. In the next general election in 2004, he was elected to the National Assembly, again serving the KwaZulu-Natal caucus. After a single term in the National Assembly, he was elected to the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature in 2009.

Scholarship

Bhengu's philosophical work focuses on African social philosophy and moral economy. He is a noted advocate of the philosophy of ubuntu. His books include Ubuntu: The Global Philosophy for Humankind, published in 2007 while he was a sitting MP.