Metro FM presenter Mpumi Mlambo confirms she and Fistaz Mixwell are in a relationship
Metro FM Mpumi Mlambo has confirmed she is in a relationship with club DJ Fistaz Mixwell and is over the moon.
Rumours have been doing the rounds that the two are romantically linked after the two spent Christmas together last December.
This week Mpumi shared a picture of them together during the 25th Metro FM Music Awards at Mbombela stadium in Mpumalanga.
She shared: 'Guys sek'vele kwa joleka phela (Guys it happens that we are dating).'
Her followers reacted with shock on social media to her caption which can be interpreted as confirmation of their romance.
'Ngyaqala ukuzonda uFistaz namhlanje (I'm going to start hating Fistaz today),' one user said
Another said: 'O Fistaz silindele ama album kubo, hai behamba bethathana nama crush abantu, waze wascika uDJ (Fistaz we are waiting for albums, not you busy taking other people's crushes, this DJ is annoying).'
'This industry is starting to annoy me when it comes to dating department,' a third person said.
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