The funeral arrangements for late South African rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes have been released by his family.
Punch Metro reported that the South African Rapper was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road in Durban on Friday night.
The funeral details was released in a press statement signed by the family and released on the late rapper’s Instagram account on Tuesday.
According to the family, his memorial service will take place on Friday, February 17 at the Sandton Convention Centre at 3pm while AKA will be laid to rest in a private provincial funeral on Saturday, February 18.
The statement read, “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 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 today at 3pm.”
