Bongani Kona
Bongani Kona is a writer, PhD candidate and lecturer in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of the Western Cape. His work has appeared in a variety of places including The Interpreters: South Africa’s New Nonfiction, Chimurenga, New York Times, The Baffler and BBC Radio 4. Most recently, he edited Our Ghosts were Once People: Stories on Death and Dying.
Short.Sharp.Stories anthology, Power: interview with Werner Labuschagne, author of "The killer"
2025-08-21"My fascination with this story began with the idea of a weight cut for a fight. A relinquishing of the body’s power, right before putting the body’s power to the test. There’s an inherent conflict in that."