Amanda pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration at the University of Zimbabwe (2008 - 2011). During her college days she managed to travel to various countries through social clubs.She met her bestfriend Vimbai, close friends Sipho, Tendai, Irene, Hemmington and Jacob. After university she went on to do post graduate diplomas in Management and Evaluation and Labour Relations. 

Amanda was born on a Wednesday the 26th of April 1989 and she became the second daughter and third child of Mr and Mrs Kawadza. She highlighted intelligence and the love for food at an early age, at one point continuously asked her parents to build her a house made out of polony. Her mother described her as an easy going child, always full of stories and her mind dreamed big. Her all time favourite cartoons were Winnie the Poo, The Care Bears, Jem and the Holograms, Rupert and the cartoon movie The Jungle Book: Bear Necessities.

Amanda attended pre-school at Talbot Nursery School in Southerton, primary school at Southerton Primary (Grade 1 to 5). Later on her family moved to Avondale West and she completed her primary education with flying colours at Hallingbury Primary (Grade 6 and 7). Amanda did her High School at Marlborough High (Form 1 to 6), here her witty mind became quite transparent. In her early high school days she became quite fond of tennis, however quit at the age of 16 and settled for the mind game Chess.She became a favorite amongst her teachers and again did exceedingly well in her academics.