Zwakele graduated and completed her Bachelor of Communication Pathology: Speech-Language Pathology honors degree at the University of KwaZulu Natal in 2016. She has since worked in the government sector when she completed her community service at Hlengisizwe Community Health Centre. During this time she also worked at RK. Khan Hospital under supervision and gained extensive experience in the public hospital setting. Zwakele then worked at Isipho Sethu LSEN School in Vosloorus (Gauteng)

She moved back to Durban and worked at Ethembeni School for the Physically Challenged and visually impaired where she gained a wealth of knowledge in the area of severe communication difficulties. She then secured a position at Interface KZN which is a non-profit organization that offers support to children and adults with little or no functional speech by providing AAC. Zwakele still works very closely with Interface KZN and also sees adults who have been affected by strokes and head injuries at Headway Natal (also a non-profit organization). Zwakele enjoys spending time with her family and having a lekker braai. She is also a Christian and loves going to church.