01 April 2023

• Nadia was dating AKA before his untimely death.

• The motive behind his murder was not immediately established.

South African entertainer Nadia Nakai has gone back to work weeks after the murder of her rapper boyfriend AKA.

AKA was killed mid-February in Durban, outside Wish Restaurant.

The motive behind his murder was not immediately established.

Nadia has thanked her fans, family, and friends for sticking by her since AKA was shot dead.

"I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone that supported me as I went back to work this weekend. I am so grateful for what people did for me just to make sure I’m okay.

Sometimes I feel I’m undeserving of the support, the messages the hugs and love from my friends, family, fans as well as the venues I worked this weekend.

It really gave me hope that I will be okay… There are so many genuinely good people out there and I’ll never take it for granted. THANK YOU guys! ❤️"

Nadia was dating South African rapper AKA before his untimely death.

While mourning him, Nakai said she was shuttered.

"This is not what our future was meant to look like. I can’t believe I said my final goodbye to you yesterday.I’ll never see you again for the rest of my lifetime? You loved me loud and proud, thank you baby. Protected me, Prayed for me, inspired me.I find it hard to breath let alone find the words to explain how much I love you.I’m really going to miss all the special moments we’ve had."

"This really hurts!I can’t come to terms with the fact that I’ll never hear you say you love me, I’ll never hear your laugh.We had plans.There is no pain bigger than the pain of losing you. I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with you, I realise you’re the one who spent the rest of your life with me."

"I don’t know why things happen the way they do, but I’m questioning God right now. Why would he bring us together to only take you away. I just don’t understand. I don’t know how I’m going to do this, going on with my life without you, I just can’t.Rest in peace Kiernan, I love you."

In another post, she said that the pain was too much to bare and that it is not something she might learn to live with.

"I just don’t believe it. Everyday it just gets worse. I don’t know how to deal with this. Saying it hurts doesn’t explain the level of this pain. This hole in my heart will never be filled. People go through heartache and are held together through their grieve by their partner. How do I deal with the grieve of losing my partner, the person that was supposed to support me is who I’ve lost. God, I miss you Kiernan."