Phyllis Savory in Gerard Bhengu: Zulu Artist (1965: 6-10) writes:

Gerard Bhengu’s life began on the 6th day of September, in the year 1910, […] in the Southern region of Natal. His Christian parents gave him the European name of Gerard, although it is by his Bantu surname (or isibongo) of Bhengu, that he is more widely known in his homeland, today. Full biography