The funeral arrangements for South African rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes have been released by his family.

The South African rapper was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road on Friday night.

On AKA’s Instagram account on Tuesday, the family released a press statement of his memorial and funeral details.

AKA will be laid to rest in a private provincial funeral on Saturday, February 18 and his memorial service will take place on Friday, February 17 at the Sandton Convention Centre at 3pm.