South Africa is in mourning for popular Rapper Kiernan Forbes (AKA) He was shot dead outside a restaurant on Florida road in Durban on friday the 10th of february. His good friend Tebello Motsoane was also shot and died on the scene. The rap icon was set to perform at a club in the area but never got the chance too. To make matters worse the CCTV footage of the horrific murder was made public. It showed the rapper getting shot in the head by a person wearing a white hoodie.

AKA’s family held a press briefing yesterday at Rockets in Bryanston. They thanked the muscian’s fans for their prayers and support. Tickets for his memorial service which will be held at the Sandton Covention Centre were sold within hours. The service will be livestreamed on youtube. Kiernan will be laid to rest on saturday in a private provincial funeral service.