Party: | Inkatha Freedom Party |
Office1: | Member of the National Assembly |
Termstart1: | 23 April 2004 |
Termend1: | May 2009 |
Citizenship: | South Africa |
Birth Date: | 24 May 1953 |
Birth Name: | Mfuniselwa John Bhengu |
Constituency1: | KwaZulu-Natal |
Mfuniselwa John Bhengu (born 24 May 1953)[1] is a South African politician and social philosopher. Between 1999 and 2014, he represented the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature and both houses of the South African Parliament.
Bhengu represented the IFP in the KwaZulu-Natal delegation of the National Council of Provinces during the second democratic Parliament.[2] 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.[3]
Bhengu's philosophical work focuses on African social philosophy and moral economy. He is a noted advocate of the philosophy of ubuntu.[4] [5] His books include Ubuntu: The Global Philosophy for Humankind, published in 2007 while he was a sitting MP.[6]