Leanne Manas (born 14 October 1978) is a South African businesswoman and TV presenter at the SABC especially known as the anchor of the flagship show, Morning Live.
[1] Manas has a BA (Hons) in English and Communications and a diploma in Speech and Drama teaching from Trinity College London.
Manas's broadcasting career started in 2001, with the anchoring role at the Essential Business Channel Summit TV.
In 2004 Manas became the presenter on South Africa’s longest-running breakfast programme, SABC 2’s Morning Live.
She was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency in January 2019.