In an effort to get ahead of the social media chatter, the Forbes family announced that DJ Zinhle’s husband, Bongani Mohosana will not be attending the funeral and memorial service for the deceased rapper AKA.
“Bongani Mohosana will be absent from the memorial service and funeral due to cultural protocol,” read part of the statement without clarifying what is meant by cultural protocol.
This led to a debate on social media about what this cultural protocol is and the South African culture that observes this tradition.
Why can’t Bongz attend AKA’s funeral?
“The reason he has children with the same woman is that in our culture [men] should not share their blood. So when one dies, others can follow if they attend the funeral. [For example] if Bongz leaves he will get sick and die too. The disease is called the princes,” tweeted @PaballoPabieM.
Journal entitled Medicinal plants used to treat sexually transmitted infections by Bapedi traditional health practitioners in the Blouberg region of South Africadefines “makgoma” as a disease caused by sexual intercourse with a widow, and is usually found in men.
According to the journal, the symptoms include parts of the body that are swollen, especially in the abdominal area (pregnancy-like) and are not treated. the princes can cause death.
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Others consider the fact that cultural practices are not common knowledge.
Bongani Mohosana (stage name Mörda) is DJ Zinhle’s wife after her family held a traditional wedding ceremony and ritual in 2022 as documented in the reality show. The Unexpected. He is also Kairo’s stepfather.
Kairo is the child DJ Zinhle and AKA had in 2015.
DJ Zinhle and Bongani also have a child named Asante.
AKA funerals and memorials
Because of who Kiernan Jarryd Forbes (AKA) is to music lovers in South Africa, his family has decided to hold a public memorial service. This will take place on Friday, February 17, 2023.
The memorial will also be streamed live on AKA’s YouTube page.
In addition to the public memorial, a private provincial funeral for AKA will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2023.
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