AKA’s funeral arrangements was announced after his family retrieved his body from Durban where he was shot dead and took it to Johannesburg where he used to live.
The late South African rapper, whose real name was Kiernan Forbes, was assassinated in Durban on Friday, 10th of February by an unknown suspect.
The motive behind the hit is unknown. His family traveled to Durban over the weekend to go and identify his body.
They also went to the crime scene to lay flowers on the spot where the rapper was gunned down. As reported by the SABC on Sunday, Forbes’ legal representative Rudolf Baloyi, confirmed the corpse had arrived in Johannesburg.
The family later revealed that the slain rapper would be buried in Johannesburg where he used to live. AKA born in Cape Town but he was staying full-time in Johannesburg.
The funeral arrangements for AKA was released by his family moments after the body arrived in Johannesburg.
On AKA’s Instagram account on Tuesday, the family released a press statement of his memorial and funeral details.
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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.
“Memorial details include, Date: Friday, 17 February 2023, Time: 15:00 Location: Santon Convention Center.
“Limited tickets will be available on webtickets; 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 media.”
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AKA’s funeral which will be attended by close friends and family will be streamed live on YouTube feed right below;
