Vele Manenje Takes A Moment to Appreciate Her SAFTAs19 Dress Designer
Vele Manenje Takes A Moment to Appreciate Her SAFTAs19 Dress Designer. The South African Film and Television Awards took place over two nights, on 13 and 14 March 2026 in Johannesburg. The awards celebrated the creative brilliance and talent behind the scenes and on screen who continue to set the benchmark for exceptional storytelling.
As we celebrate the winners, there is also another aspect of the awards that never disappoints, the red carpet. To show how serious this is, there is even a segment with hosts, interviewing celebs on their outfits. This year was no exception as Pamela Mtanga and Katleho Kat Sinivasan took viewers through the red carpet experience.
Vele Manenje, is among the celebrities who looked stunning at the SAFTAs19. The multi-award winning actress rocked a red dress by Manyaku M of UD Fashion House. Vele has just taken to social media to sing Manyaku’s praises. She hails her for how she incorporated her life experiences and transformation into the making of the dress.
“This is a special thank u to my stylist and sister @manyakum who took her time to think about the concept of this dress and these were her exact words….
Sis you have transformed so much,from the inside-out u have worked on urself ,even when u did not have the strength to keep pouring into urself or showing up for yourself.u still did and so this dress is symbolic to this particular time in ur life…that we can call” THE RISE OF THE PHOENIX 🐦🔥 “
All the details on the dress represent “SCARS TURNED INTO JEWELS”
How intentional and how meaningful is this ????
Thank u @manyakum for making me look like a trophy on a winning night 🙌🏾✨👑💕,” Vele said.
