PHUTI MOSOMANE
POLICE in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, have confirmed award-winning rapper, songwriter and businessman, Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, affectionately known as AKA, was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Friday night.
The shooting took place outside the fine-dining Wish Restaurant in Durban around 10pm, where the Fela in Versace hitmaker had reportedly been having dinner on the popular Florida Road with friends before his performance at a swanky local nightclub. later on Friday.
AKA’s friend and business partner, Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, was also shot dead during the hit while another person sustained injuries.
Preliminary reports suggest that AKA, aged 35, was shot at least six times, but this could not be confirmed at the time of going to press.
Security guards in the area heard the shooting but did not see who did it, according to various eyewitness reports.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda, however, confirmed to News24 that a “well-known
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