Cape Town – Twitter was abuzz with mixed reactions from fans of the late South African hip-hop sensation Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes after a video of a grave digger recording his empty grave went viral.
AKA, also known to his fans as Supamega, died on February 10 after he was gunned down outside Durban restaurant Wish on Florida.
He was 35.
No arrests have been made since his shooting.
The award-winning rapper’s life was honoured with a public memorial on Friday, February 17, at the Sandton Convention Centre. He was laid to rest on Saturday at Westpark Cemetery in Johannesburg.
AKA was buried at the Heroes Acre alongside other celebrities and politicians, in a private ceremony.
In a video posted to Twitter, the grave digger can be seen filming the site where AKA was meant to be buried. His tombstone can also be seen covered up but the gravesite plot is wide open, showing the hole dug for his coffin.
“SHOCKING | Grave digger under fire for recording AKA empty grave during the set up for the slain Superstar and posting it on TikTok. #RIPAKA #RIPakaworldwide SIM DOPE Zinhle NOTA Cassper,” the tweet said alongside the video.
SHOCKING | Grave digger under fire for recording AKA empty grave during the set up for the slain Superstar and posting it on TikTok. #RIPAKA #RIPakaworldwide SIM DOPE Zinhle NOTA Cassper pic.twitter.com/9bHOh3lj9s
— Charles Banks (@CBanksOfficial) February 20, 2023
Fans had a mixed reaction to the video, with some expressing their outrage over the grave digger’s actions, claiming that this was a complete invasion of privacy.
Others, however, maintained that the grave digger actually did a “fantastic job”.
Take a look at some of the reactions below:
Why nothing wrong they done a fantastic job to comfort the family. People@like@to overreact.
— Choengoes ????kaizer chiefs rulez! (@anica39) February 20, 2023
Kwerekwere disrespecting the SA icon and his entire family, this sheet must be deported immediately
— DieHardPatriot??@Mtetion (@ZPatriotsa) February 21, 2023
I don’t understand the language but I don’t think this guy meant any harm or disrespect, I think he was just excited of being part of SupaMega’s burial that’s all. Ningabi rough angisena gogo both sides.
— Khathini Mncwabe (@thando5640) February 21, 2023
He should respect the privacy the family requested.
— kgosiebotse (@terencematera) February 21, 2023
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
