Slain Rapper AKA Will Not Be Honored With A State Funeral

This comes after the announce made by Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi

By  | Feb 16, 2023, 03:52 PM  | AKA  | Top of The

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News just in that suggest that the slain rapper Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes will not be honored with a provincial funded funeral. This comes after the announcement made earlier by Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi.

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Ahead of his funeral on Saturday, 18th February, 2023, an announce has been made that AKA will not be getting a state funded funeral. Usually creatives of his caliber are honored with provincial and or state funded funerals, as they are also part of numerous government campaigns within their cities.

Reportedly, by Linda Mnisi from Newzroom Afrika, the Gauteng premier's office will continue to extend other services and aspects of supports during his funeral but to honor AKA with a state funeral.

"JUST IN: AKA will not be getting a state-assisted funeral. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says they didn't succeed in getting the President to declare a Provincial Official Funeral for slain rapper #AKA but will continue supporting the family." wrote Linda Mnisi
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi continued to mention that even though his office did not succeed in sending off AKA with a state funded funeral. However, his office will still continue to provide security support on the day of the funeral. Kiernan 'AKA' Forbes coffin will also be draped with a South African flag and the South African flag will he flied at half mast, to pay respect and honor.

"He will be buried in a secluded venue with leaders and heroes and heroines of our society but we will also provide security support and also ensure that the feel feel our support. We felt that a person of his international statue, there must be some sort of honor. And we want to clarify, it is not a financial contribution but it is an honor of draping the coffin and making sure the flag is flied at half mast and making sure that his funeral becomes a befitting funeral" said Panyaza Lesufi

In a turn of events, President Cyril Ramaphosa is now catching smokes as tweeps are ore convinced that he denied AKA's state funeral on purpose.

"So, Cyril Ramaphosa decline the request" the president who clearly doesn't represent Black South Africans at all" wrote Zola Thuto
"By the way AKA praised Zuma against this current regime this is why he is denied State funeral" wrote G. Malau
AKA's memorial service will take place on Friday, 17 February at the Sandton Convention Centre at 3PM. All attendance tickets have already been sold out. However, his memorial service will also be live streamed on his AKAworldwide YouTube channel.

Kiernan will be laid to rest in a secluded venue where all the leaders, heroes and heroines of our society are rested, on Saturday, 18th February 2023.

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