Vonani Bila started his education at Shirley Primary School at his home village of Shirley, he proceeded to do his secondary education at Lemana High School at Njhakanjhaka Village near Elim Hospital. After Lemana high school, he attended the University of Natal.
He works as the co-ordinator of the Limpopo non-governmental organization Coalition and edits the newspaper Community Gazette. He has written eight story books in English and Tsonga for newly literate adult readers. His poetry has been published in the collection Number Free Sleeping.
In 2003 Vonani Bila released his first music and poetry Civil Defense, "Dahl Street, Pietersburg".
He is an embodiment of the voice of the black protest. Bila participated in the "Poetry Africa 2005", an International festival of poetry held in Durban, South Africa.
