Kenneth Bhengu
Kenneth Bhengu (1916 – 1985) known as the sage of Ndwendwe, lived in Cato Manor where he set three of his novels, all concerned with shady characters living there. He also worked as a gardener in Morningside, which became the setting for some of his novels. Bhengu was a prolific isiZulu language novelist and published 18 novels and novellas, many of them with either history or legend as background.
Bibliography:
1952. uKhabethule. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter.
1957. Umbuso weZembe nenkinga kaBhekifa. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter.
1958. UKadebona : iqhawe lenkosi. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter.
1961. UKhalalembube. Johannesburg: Educum Publishers.
1965. U nyambose no Zinitha : iqhawe lakwaZulu nenkosazana yasebuthonga. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter.
1968. Ubogawula ubheka. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter.
1973. Ayikho impunga yehlathi. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter.
1977. Siyokufa silahlane. Cape Town: Via Afrika.
1977. Ngiyesaba. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter.
1983. Baba ngonile. Cape Town: Via Afrika.
1983. UPhuya waseMshwati. Johannesburg: Educum Publishers.
1985. Ukuzala ukuzelula amadolo. Johannesburg: Educum Publishers.
1986. Umbuso weZembe nenkinga kaBhekifa. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter.
1986. UNyambose no Zinithia : iqhawe lakwaZulu nenkosazana yasebuThonga. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter and Shooter.
1987. UDlokwakhe. Gauteng: Vivlia Publishers.