{"id":53856,"date":"2026-03-25T10:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=53856"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:13:19","slug":"tony-forbes-slams-airing-of-aka-shooting-footage-at-madlanga-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/25\/tony-forbes-slams-airing-of-aka-shooting-footage-at-madlanga-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Forbes slams airing of AKA shooting footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>The footage was played during testimony at the Madlanga commission.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The father of slain rapper Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, popularly known as AKA, has criticised the public airing of video footage showing his son\u2019s fatal shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The footage was played during testimony at the Madlanga commission last week.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the <em>ENCA<\/em>, Tony Forbes said the airing of the footage was insensitive and unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a complete lack of sensitivity and very careless in how that footage was shown. It was not necessary in the context of the line of questioning. The questioning was about why the video was forwarded,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead, the video resurfaces, and we have to relive it. The whole of South Africa sees my son being shot in cold blood. He was a proud South African,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Forbes said while he supports the work of the commission, he does not understand why  the footage was aired. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI respect the work of the commission and want positive outcomes. However, I do not understand how the commissioners, in all their wisdom, allowed that footage to be displayed so carelessly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: WATCH: \u2018She\u2019s been fed with evil by her mother\u2019: Dumisani Dlamini breaks silence following Doja Cat\u2019s social media meltdown<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aka-s-death\">AKA\u2019s death<\/h2>\n<p>AKA was shot and killed alongside his friend, Tebello \u2018Tibz\u2019 Motsoane, outside a restaurant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, on 10 February 2023. He was 35.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The father of slain South African rap star Kiernan \u201cAKA\u201d Forbes has slammed the Madlanga Commission for airing footage of his son\u2019s killing. The Commission showed footage depicting the murder of AKA last Friday during the testimony of Sergeant Fannie Nkosi. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eNCA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#eNCA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DStv403?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#DStv403<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BpdfAnFVdT\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/BpdfAnFVdT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 eNCA (@eNCA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eNCA\/status\/2036389568966996409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>NOW READ<\/strong>: <strong>Kurt Darren speaks out about his trending single \u201967\u2019 that has everyone singing along<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Tony #Forbes #slams #airing #AKA #shooting #footage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The footage was played during testimony at the Madlanga commission. 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