The final funeral rites of South African rapper Kiernan Jarryds Forbes have been announced by his family. The late rapper was murdered in cold blood on the 10th of February 2023. The rapper was standing in front of a nightclub building which according to sources he had a gig to perform there and a birthday celebration as well. The sad incident happened around the neighborhood of Durban.
After his death, there have been so much conspiracies going on, with others adding that his death was an assassination by the father of his late girlfriend Anele Tembi, although such rumors were debunked people still stand to that point till date. His family announced his death by posting a press release statement of the twitter and instagram pages of the rapper.
He was shot along with his best friend, chef and his former manager Tebello Motsoane. Today, the 14th of February, the family posted statement announcing the date, memorial and funeral service of the late rapper better known by his nicknames Supamega, AKA worldwide and more.
The arrangement of his funeral and memorial reads;
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS STATEMENT: 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 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.
KIERNAN WILL BE LAID TO REST IN A PRIVATE
PROVINCIAL FUNERAL ON SATURDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2023.
MEMORIAL DETAILS
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.
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