Mfuniselwa Bhengu

Mfuniselwa John Bhengu (born 24 May 1953) 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.

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.

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.