Photo of Sergio Miller

Leanne Manas celebrates 50th birthday! – ‘Reaching milestones like this is a privilege’

Renowned journalist and television presenter Leanne Manas has set her sights on achieving even greater things in life as she steps into a new chapter by celebrating her 50th birthday.

The prominent personality best known for her informative conversations on the SABC breakfast show, Morning Live recently took to Instagram where she reflected on her journey through life as well as some of her greatest accomplishments along the way.

In a post filled with so much gratitude and the famous song of Cece Winans, Goodness of God, playing in the background she touched on her life from the humbled beginning of being born at Marymount Hospital to parents Vida and Patrick Manas – to now having children of her own.

“Today, I don’t feel older than I did yesterday,” she wrote.

“If anything, I feel more enriched. My mind has grown wiser my heart fuller, and I’ve come to embrace my body with its unique beauty, scars, flaws and wonders. But it is my soul that humbles me the most – evolving through days, weeks, years, and decades of lessons learned and experiences lived.”

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Leanne Manas ? (@leannemanas)

“Reaching milestones like this is a privilege, but it’s the countless moments along the way that have truly mattered.”

She added that the adventures of life like standing at the highest point of Africa and walking on the glaciers to Alaska and down the Great Wall of China have been some of the moments that have helped shape she is today.

As her new chapter begins Leanne says that she is eager to tick more boxes from her bucket list.

“I look forward to many more moments, continuing this journey with the ones I love the most. Thank you, God, for all my blessings, for the gift of life and for the joy of living it fully. Here’s to the next chapter.”

Also see: Morning Live’s Leanne Manas and her husband Marc celebrate 19th Wedding Anniversary

 

 

Public debate sparks on asylum seeker-related protests in South Africa

A wave of civil demonstrations sparked by a landmark Constitutional Court ruling on asylum seeker protections has ignited intense social media debate across South Africa. Also see: Home Affairs warns disinformation about asylum seekers could fuel violence Following public protests in towns such as Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape, local Home Affairs offices face blockades […]

Read more...

President Ramaphosa visits Black-owned dairy farm backed by government finance

In a landmark segment broadcast on SABC News, President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a stark assessment of South Africa’s agricultural landscape, confronting the reality that Black South Africans still remain largely excluded from mainstream commercial farming and agricultural ownership. Also see: Keke Mphuti enrols in poultry farming Speaking during a site visit to a flourishing Black-owned […]

Read more...

‘Top Billing’ Presenter Search 2026 unveils Top 5

In the episode of Top Billing Presenter Search 2026 that aired on 8 October, the top 10 contestants were narrowed down to five. The episode revealed the remaining contenders still in the running to become Top Billing’s newest presenter. Also see: Homba Mazaleni’s Top Billing audition gets Mzansi talking Then there were 5 From 40 applicants […]

Read more...