Mfuniselwa John Bhengu (born 24 May 1953)
is a South African politician and
social philosopher
Social philosophy examines questions about the foundations of social institutions, social behavior, and interpretations of society in terms of ethical values rather than empirical relations. Social philosophers emphasize understanding the social c ...
. 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
KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is locate ...
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
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.
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.
References
Living people
1953 births
20th-century South African politicians
21st-century South African politicians
Members of the National Assembly of South Africa
Members of the National Council of Provinces
Members of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Inkatha Freedom Party politicians
21st-century South African philosophers
21st-century South African writers
Zulu people
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