Lemohang Tebeli

Mr Lemohang Tebeli

Lemohang Tebeli is a Lecturer in Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy within the Faculty of Humanities, appointed under the New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP). He is also a PhD candidate in Bioethics at the University of Cape Town (UCT), based at the Neuroscience Institute's Ethics Lab. With a multidisciplinary academic background in philosophy and theology, his research critically engages Afro-Communitarian thought in relation to personhood, transhumanism, and bioethics. He holds a Master of Arts in Philosophy (Cum Laude) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), where he investigated suicide and agency within Basotho culture. He has contributed to multiple fields and is an active contributor to scholarly discourse on African ethics, AI ethics, and environmental philosophy. He is a member of the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa and the South African Society for Environmental Philosophy. His research interests include Afro-Communitarianism, African Ethics, AI, and Bioethics.

Publications

Book chapters

  • Tebeli, L. (2025). Intersecting identities: Matolino’s limited communitarianism and its implications for LGBTQ+ in African communities. South African Journal of Philosophy, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/02580136.2025.2462428 
  • ​Tebeli, L. (2023). Miracle Performance in Pastoral Ministry, in H. Taruona, S. Kumalo, and H. Moyo (eds.), Anthology of Pastoral Ministry and Leadership. Dorpspruit, Pietermaritzburg: Cluster Publications, pp. 403–417. https://www.cluster-publications.com
  • Tebeli, L. (2020) Disentangling Misconceptions on Religion and Faith, in F. Nunam (ed.) Faith and social crisis: Papers presented at the Symposium organised by Southern African Dominican Vice-Province. St Francis Bay, South Africa, Cape Town: SA Catholic Online Books, pp. 33–47. Dominican Students – SA Catholic Online Books

Articles

  • Tebeli, L and Mutelo, I. (2023). Applying Aquinas’ Natural Law Theory to the Xenophobia Conundrum in South Africa. Journal of Contemporary African Philosophy, vol.4, no.2, May 2023, pp. 30-37. https://jocap.domuni.eu/jocap/article/view/25 (Journal Article)