DJ Zinhle pens letter to late AKA: 'We will comfort and love Nadia'

Hours after burying the father of her daughter, DJ Zinhle penned a letter to slain rapper AKA expressing her heartbreak that everyone who loved him has to continue life without him.

Taking to her Instagram on Monday, Zinhle posted a letter as the caption of a video of her and AKA's daughter Kairo. 

Zinhle lamented how AKA's life was cut short and his family robbed of his presence.

“Kiernan, I am so sorry that you have been robbed of your time with your daughter, with @nadianakai, Steffan, your mom @lynnforbesza , dad and all of us. I would give anything for Kairo to have more time with you, Kiernan. Her asking questions breaks me. What do I do when she misses and needs you?”

In the letter she asked God to guide her, her husband Bongani “Mörda” Mahosana and the Forbes family to give Kairo all the love she needs.

The DJ remembered how AKA expressed his pride in their growth as individuals and how he was happy they had cracked the co-parenting secret.

“We quickly learnt that our differences would not be a burden for our daughter, our past mistakes could not deprive our daughter of a happy childhood with love from both mom and dad. I am so glad we figured it out, it’s as if we knew you would not be around long enough. Thank you for loving her the way you did.”

Zinhle said she would hold on to Kiernan's belief that “God is in control” and made it a point to assure her baby daddy that his girlfriend Nadia would not walk alone.

“Good night Kiernan. You told me God is in control, I will hold on to these words as we piece together the pieces of our shattered hearts. We will comfort and love Nadia, she is family now. God bless you.”

AKA was shot dead on Florida Road, Durban, on February 10. He was laid to rest the  at a private ceremony.

Read the full letter below:

Kiernan, I am so sorry that you have been robbed of your time with your daughter, with @nadianakai, Steffan, your mom @lynnforbesza, dad and all of us. I would give anything for Kairo to have more time with you Kiernan. The said of her asking questions breaks me. What do I do when she misses and needs you?

Please watch over her and plead with The Almighty to guide Bongani @murdahbongz and I as we raise our daughter.

The last time I saw you, you told me how proud you are of us and how well we were co-parenting, we had come a long way and even though it challenged a lot of people in how well we co-parented. It was never about society or us, it was always about our daughter and what was best for her.

We quickly learnt that our differences would not be a burden for our daughter, our past mistakes could not deprive our daughter of a happy childhood with love from both mom and dad. I am so glad we figured it out, it’s as if we knew you would not be around long enough. Thank you for loving her the way you did.

We will continue to do what’s best for her, we will raise her in a loving environment that encourages forgiveness, one that is deeply rooted in the great spirit of being a family...over everything else. We are all responsible for her happiness now, my family and yours will pull together to make sure she is the happiest girl in the world...exactly how you always made her feel.

Good night Kiernan. You told me God is in control, I will hold on to these words as we piece together the pieces of our shattered hearts. We will comfort and love Nadia, she is family now. God bless you.

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