The family of the late South African rapper AKA has released his funeral arrangements.
This comes days after he was gunned down alongside his friend and celebrity chef Tibz Motsoane in front of a restaurant in Durban, South Africa on Friday (10.02.23).
In an Instagram post, the family of AKA displayed details of the service, announcing that the service will be open to the public. There will also be an option for fans to live stream the service on AKA’s YouTube page.
The statement read part, “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.
“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,” added the statement.
The public service will take place on Friday, February 17 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg at 3 pm. The next day, Saturday, February 18, there will be a private funeral where AKA will be put to rest.
So far, no arrests have been made regarding the shooting. However, the story is still developing.
