| Ricardo Mthembu | |
| Office1: | Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature |
| Term Start1: | 22 May 2019 |
| Term End1: | 8 July 2020 |
| Office2: | Mayor of the KwaDukuza Local Municipality |
| Term Start2: | 2011 |
| Term End2: | 2019 |
| Birthname: | Njabulo Ricardo Mthembu |
| Birth Place: | KwaDukuza, Natal Province, South Africa |
| Death Place: | KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Party: | African National Congress |
| Children: | 6 |
| Profession: | Politician |
Njabulo Ricardo Mthembu (1970 – 8 July 2020) was a South African politician.
He was a member of the African National Congress and a representative of the party in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 2019 to 2020. Mthembu served on the legislature's Portfolio Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Between 2011 and 2019, he served as the Executive Mayor of the KwaDukuza Local Municipality.[1] [2]
He was also the ANC provincial spokesperson and a member of both the party's Provincial Executive Committee and the Provincial Working Committee.[3]
Mthembu died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa on 8 July 2020. He is survived by his wife, five daughters and a son.[4]