Memorial and funeral details for the late rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes have been announced.
AKA was fatally shot on Friday evening with his lifelong friend and former manager Tibz real name Tebello Motsoane, outside Wish restaurant on Florida Road in Durban.
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AKA memorial service will be held on Friday at Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg.
He will be laid to rest on Saturday in a private pronvicial funeral.
In a statement shared with SurgeZirc SA, the family shared their gratitude for the support they have been receiving since the news broke.
“We as the Forbes family would like to acknowledge the past 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.
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“It is our wish to celebrate the life of Kiernan with those he touched and impacted through his music, his memorial will therefore be open to the public as well as streamed online,” the statement reads.
