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 Parliament of [South Africa|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 (National Assembly of [South Africa constituency)|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.