Vele Manenje (born 11 March 1988) is a South African actress, television presenter and popularly known as Sonto in the SABC 1 series Single Galz.
Vele Manenje Age
She was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 11, 1989. Manenje will be 36 in 2024. She celebrates her birthday every year on the 11th of March.
Vele Manenje Education
Manenje graduated from the National School of the Arts (NSA) and the University of South Africa. She has a degree from UNISA in communication sciences.
Vele Manenje Career
She has also hosted Rivoningo and Siyakholwa for SABC1 and SABC2. She was nominated in 2016 for the SAFTA award for best TV presenter for Siyakholwa.
Vele also appeared in plays such as How I Learned to Drive (also known as How I Learned to Drive), Black Bling, Grease and Little Shop of Horrors. Between 2015 and 2017, she played Mrs. “Batshweneng” on the SABC2 Drama Series Mamello.
She played Shandu in the Mzansi Magic Boxing Telenovela Ring of Lies from 2016 to Season 2. She hosted Mzansi Magic’s reality show Our Dream Wedding in Seasons 8 & 9 of 2018 and 2019
Early 2021 she joined the SABC1 soapie Skeem saam, where she played Evelyn. She is an articulate former schoolteacher who delivers a surprise at Charles (Masilo Magoro’s) store. She will debut on April 27th.
TV Roles
- #Karektas as Celebrity Guest for Season 1
- Guest Star in A Place Called Home Season 2
- eKasi – Our Stories – Season 5 as Lebo/Mashudu
- Mamello, Seasons 1 to 3, as Mrs. “Bat” Batshweneng
- As Host of Our Perfect Wedding Season 8 and 9
- Ring of Lies Seasons 1 & 2 as Shandu
- Silent Witness Season 12 – Mortuary Assistant
- Single Galz Season 1 as Sonto
- Single Guyz Season 1 as Sophie
- Thandeka’s diary – Season 3 as Glory
Vele Manenje Net Worth
Manenje’s net worth is estimated at $200,000. She has made this amount from her work as an actress and TV presenter.
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