The details of AKA’s funeral and memorial service have been announced. Image: @akaworldwide | Instagram.
RIP AKA: Rapper’s funeral and memorial details announced
The funeral and memorial details for AKA have been shared in a heartbreaking statement by the Forbes family today.
The details of AKA’s funeral and memorial service have been announced. Image: @akaworldwide | Instagram.
The funeral and memorial details for South African rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes — stage name AKA — have been announced. The details were shared in a statement by the Forbes family on the 35-year-old’s Twitter page earlier today. The Lemonade singer was shot on Friday evening in Durban, Kwa Zulu-Natal outside Wish restaurant where he had been dining with friends.
AKA’S FUNERAL DETAILS ANNOUNCED
Local rapper AKA, who died on 10 February last week, will be laid to rest on Saturday 18 February in a private ceremony. Taking to Twitter earlier today, his family released a statement sharing details of the funeral and memorial service which, unlike the funeral, will be open to the public.
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“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 Megacy,” read the statement.
“It is our wish to celebrate the life of giving with those he touched and impacted through his gift of music. The 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,” reads the statement.
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It goes on to reveal that the date of the memorial service is Friday 17 February 2023 at 3 pm at the Sandton Convention Centre. Limited free tickets to the memorial are available on WebTickets. The statement also thanked DJ Zinhle’s “husband” Murdah Bongz’s (Bongani Mohosana) for the support but noted that he will not be present at the funeral. This is due to observing cultural protocol.
DJ Zinhle is the exx-girlfriend and mother of AKA’s seven-year-old daughter Kairo Forbes.
The memorial will also be live-streamed on the AKAWORLDWIDE YouTube page. Tony Forbes, AKA’s father was also announced as the family’s official family spokesperson and is set to give a public statement at 3pm today.
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