Months after dominating talk on the social media with their highly publicised affair, socialite Dorothy ‘Cash Madam’ Shonga and amapiano music star Zeze Kingston have formally engaged.

The two celebrities announced their engagement via social media to become the newest celebrity couple in town yesterday morning when Cash Madam shared on her Facebook page about the development which coincided with her 33rd birthday.

The couple shows
off the ring

“What a birthday present. I said yes!” she posted on her timeline together with the message that her fiancée threw on the plate when asking for her hand in marriage.

The message reads: “It is not about our fans, but you and me. That is why I have chosen to drive away from home and propose to you. Where there is just you, me, nature and God.”

The announcement was met with an endless flow of congratulatory messages from thousands of their followers.

Speaking in an interview yesterday, the lovebirds said they feel good to have taken such a huge step in their lives. They said their relationship is a culmination of a longtime friendship which has bound them together.

“The friendship we have brings us together because we are friends before anything else. It is easier to interact, do things together, talk to each other and joke. That is really what brings us together,” said Zeze Kingston.

It is now official: Shonga (L)
and Zeze Kingston

 The couple said the attention they have drawn does not distract them in any way as their focus is always on achieving their business and work objectives.

‘Cash Madam’ said: “We have never been worried about what goes on around us. Whether negative or positive. People will always talk. Mostly there are people that we don’t even know and we don’t get worried with that.”

On their definition of love, Zeze Kingston and Shonga only said to them, love is God Who is at the centre of their relationship. The two said they are not surprised with where they have ended up because they had a clear idea of what they wanted when they started seeing each other.

“When we started dating, we went straight into a serious relationship because we knew each other already. The relationship we had made everything to be easier,” he said.

Should the fans of the two expect to hear wedding bells ring soon? The two celebrities gave a resounding response in affirmative.

Shonga said: “It is God’s plan. Everything happens with God’s grace. That is what we want but we don’t know when it will happen. That is how far we can go.”

Zeze Kingston, 30, was born Robert Ching’amba. He has risen to stardom with his amapiano genre. His songs such as Alamu anu, Chule and Ndathela Pano have earned him widespread acclaim.

Cash Madam, who was born Dorothy Nkhoma, rose to fame through her fashion line DC Brand, her passion in promoting music having worked with artists such as Kell Kay, Macelba, Janta, Tay Grin and Suffix. She has also been involved in numerous charity initiatives. n

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