LISTEN: DJ Tira shares his best moments with AKA
"I'm still in quite a devastating shock at what transpired on Friday night" - DJ Tira.
Kiernan Forbes and his friend, chef Tebello Motsoane, were gunned down on Durban's Florida Road on Friday night.
WATCH: AKA fans lay bouquets, candles at scene of star’s death
Over the weekend, grieving locals laid bouquets of flowers and candles on the pavement outside the restaurant where they were shot.
As a country, we are all processing the grief of the murder of AKA.
DJ Tira, the multi-award-winning record producer and friend of AKA, had a chat with Darren and Sky:
Scores of people, including fans and artists, arrived at the spot where SUPAMEGA and Motsoane died to pay their respects and leave flowers.
eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has pledged that police are still working tirelessly to find those who are behind the killings.
Read more: Kaunda - Police working tirelessly to find culprits behind AKA killing
"We want them to expedite the process of apprehending these criminals who conduct this brutal and barbaric act in our city,” says Kaunda.
Meanwhile, the KZN branch of the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of SA says it was necessary to hold a prayer meeting on Monday.
"We want to honour the man and honour the artist that is AKA," says a representative.
Prayers and songs fill the warm air in celebration of AKA's life. Local artists and fans of the rapper have gathered at the Florida Road Park to pay their respects. #AKA pic.twitter.com/fVF47VA55v
— ECR_Newswatch (@ECR_Newswatch) February 13, 2023
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