She is the last of five children to Elias Ng’andu Mpondela, the president of Zambia Amateur Athletic Association (ZAAA) from 1999 to date, and Judith Nankamba.
[2] Unfortunately she finished outside the medal brackets placing sixth however she managed to reduce her personal best time of 13:08 seconds and set a new best of 12:81.
[2] Mpondela gained another international experience in 2017 when she reached the semi-finals in the 100-meter run at the U18 World Championships in Nairobi, where she was eliminated with 12.33 seconds.
[13][1] In July 2021, she joined the Equitysport Advisory Council whilst doubling also as an ambassador for the international equality-in-sport charity to help raise the profile and advocacy work of the organisation.
[1] In July 2022, Suwilanji reportedly married association football player Patson Daka at the Lusaka’s Civic Centre.