The family of South African rapper, Kiernan ‘AKA‘ Forbes has released his funeral arrangements.

Family Announces Funeral Arrangements For AKA’s Burial

Recall that AKA was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road last Friday night.

The funeral arrangements for South African rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes have been released by his family.

The family released a press statement of the memorial and funeral details on AKA’s official Instagram on Tuesday.

AKA will be laid to rest in a private provincial funeral on Saturday, February 18 and his memorial service will take place on Friday, February 17 at the Sandton Convention Centre at 3 pm.

The statement reads, “Memorial and funeral details of Kiernan ‘Aka’ jarryd Forbes.

“We as the Forbes family would like to acknowledge the outpouring of love we have received over the past few days. Kiernan wasn’t just loved by us as a family, but by the nation, as we’ve seen from loved ones, friends, industry colleagues, media tributes, and the legacy.

“It is our wish to celebrate the life of Kiernan with those he touched and impacted through his gift of music. His memorial will therefore be open to the public as well as streamed online.

“Kiernan will be laid to rest in a private provincial funeral on Saturday, 18 February 2023.

“Memorial details include Date: Friday, 17 February 2023, Time: 15:00 Location: Santon Convention Center.

“Limited tickets will be available on web tickets; the memorial will also be live-streamed on the Akaworldwide youtube page.

“We’d also like to acknowledge our extended family, the Mohosanas for their unwavering support during this time, as Bongani Mahosana will be in absentia at the memorial and funeral due to observing cultural protocol.

“Tony Forbes, Kiernan’s father has been appointed as the official family spokesperson and will be giving a public statement to the media today at 3 pm.”

Meanwhile, Kanyi Daily reported that Twitter users had knocked South Africa over the murder of AKA.

Taking to their respective handles, the users lamented the trend of killing celebrities in South Africa.

They cited the case of the South African famous reggae star, Lucky Dube, who was shot dead in front of his children in a botched car-jacking in October 2007.

Richard Anyebe

Richard Anyebe is a senior reporter at Kanyi Daily News covering all things politics and trending human interest stories. He is based in Abuja. Contact this reporter at info@kanyidaily.com

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