AKA Memorial Service

2023 - 2 - 15

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Police still mum on AKA murder probe, Tibz memorial set for Thursday (Independent Online)

Police in KZN were tight-lipped about the murder investigation of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, and his close friend, Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, ...

[Kiernan “AKA” Forbes, and his close friend, Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, ](https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/rapper-aka-shot-dead-on-florida-road-durban-b29c3c28-fb1b-4d5b-9717-74007f6204a2)who were gunned down outside Wish Restaurant in one of Durban’s entertainment hubs, Florida Road. On Friday, a similar service will be held for AKA at the Sandton Convention Centre. Thursday marks day six since AKA and Tibz were gunned down on Florida Road, and on Thursday, a memorial service for the fashion designer, chef and creative, will be held at the Sacred Hearts College in Joburg.

AKA memorial service SOLD OUT in hours: Here's how to watch LIVE (SAPeople News)

Online tickets for slain South Africa musician Kiernan "AKA" Forbes' memorial service on Friday, 17 February sold out in a matter of hours.

Don't attempt to go to AKA's memorial if you do not have a ticket (Citizen)

The memorial for rapper AKA (Kiernan Jarryd Forbes) is fast approaching and it seems as though things are escalating as fans scramble for access to the ...

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 Megacy,” read part of the statement. [AKA](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/aka/)) was to music lovers across South Africa, his family has decided to open his memorial service to the public. The memorial service will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre. AKA’s memorial service open to the public but not his provincial funeral The tickets ‘sold out’ within hours and the Forbes family then had to issue a statement not only urging people not to show up if they did not have a ticket but to not pay people for tickets. AKA’s memorial service was announced by his family on Tuesday, and tickets were made available for free via WebTickets, to ensure that capacity constraints for the venue were adhered to.

AKA Memorial Service Bookings Sold Out! - SA Hip Hop Mag (SA Hip Hop Mag)

Online tickets for deceased South African artist Kiernan “AKA” Forbes' memorial event on Friday, 17 February sold out. Taking to Twitter, AKA's family announced ...

[AKA](https://samusicmag.co.za/2023/02/zandile-khumalo-defends-don-design-after-speculations-following-akas-passing/)‘s family also indicated that there will be no tickets that are going to be issued at the venue hence those who missed out should rely on live streaming. We humbly request that non-ticket holders do not come to the venue. [AKA](https://sahiphopmag.co.za/2023/02/akas-friend-explains-why-the-rapper-shared-his-location-hours-before-he-was-murdered/)‘s success for the last time.

Family Announces Burial Arrangements Of South African Rapper AKA (Leadership Newspaper)

The funeral arrangements for South African rapper, Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes, have been released by his family.

“It is our wish to celebrate the life of Kiernan with those he touched and impacted through his gift of music. “We as the Forbes family would like to acknowledge the outpouring of love we have received over the past few days. On AKA’s Instagram account on Tuesday, the family released a press statement of his memorial and funeral details.

South African rapper AKA was assassinated, say police (NME.com)

The Cape Town-born artist – real name Kiernan Jarryd Forbes – was fatally shot outside a restaurant in the coastal city of Durban last Friday night (February 10) ...

Nivo, who was AKA’s manager and co-executive producer of ‘Mass Country’, explained: “The team was extremely blessed to work so closely on this project with Kiernan. The record is set for release next Friday (February 24), and will feature the 2022 single ‘Lemons (Lemonade)’. He was also recognised on the global stage, receiving nominations for a Black Entertainment Television Award (BET) in the US and an MTV Europe Music Award. They are still checking the identities of all of the individuals who were present at the scene on the night in question. You’ll be able to live-stream the ceremony Tony Forbes, AKA’s father, has asked people to stop speculating online about the circumstances of his son’s death.