Family Of South African Rapper, AKA Announce Burial Arrangements

The family of South African rapper, Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as AKA has released the funeral arrangements.

Naija News had earlier reported that the South African rapper was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road on Friday night.

The family of AKA in a press statement released on his Instagram account on Tuesday announced the memorial and funeral details.

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.”