LIVE BLOG | Riky Rick laid to rest

Follow all the latest news from the funeral proceedings

By SOWETANLIVE - 01 March 2022 - 13:20

FILE IMAGE: Riky Rick during the Class Of 2020 Fashion Showcase and Recognition Awards at the Durban International Convention Centre on December 11, 2020 in Durban, South Africa.
Image: Darren Stewart

The ceremony has come to an end with the announcement that only the family will be heading to the crematorium.

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Mourners at the ceremony are dressed in white as a tribute to the rapper.

Mourners at the funeral ceremony of rapper Riky Rick.
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Riky Rick’s wife Bianca Naidoo vows to keep his legacy alive.

Riky Rick’s wife Bianca Naidoo vows to keep the legacy of the rapper alive.

Video: YouTube/ Riky Rick Funeral Service. #RIPRikyRick #RikyRickfuneral @SowetanLIVE @SowetanMag pic.twitter.com/RYGpbWSpYN
— ♕ LavishDJ ♕ (@MasegoSeemela) March 1, 2022

Riky Rick's mother speaks on her son.

Riky’s mother shares her last message to her son. #RIPRickyRick #RikyRickfuneral @SowetanLIVE @SowetanMag pic.twitter.com/XyM4P7HHmC
— ♕ LavishDJ ♕ (@MasegoSeemela) March 1, 2022

Riky's father-in-law speaks on their relationship.

Riky’s father-in-law speaks affectionately about the bond he shared with his “son”. #RIPRickyRick #RikyRickfuneral @SowetanLIVE @SowetanMag 🕊 pic.twitter.com/MXPDOFlRLX
— ♕ LavishDJ ♕ (@MasegoSeemela) March 1, 2022

His childhood friend talks about life before fame.

Riky’s childhood friend talks about the rapper’s life before the fame. #Bosszonke #RIPRickyRick #RikyRickfuneral @SowetanLIVE @SowetanMag pic.twitter.com/UR7xIu40TG
— ♕ LavishDJ ♕ (@MasegoSeemela) March 1, 2022

Sheldon Tatchell talks about Riky's last haircut.

Business partner and Legends Barber Sheldon Tatchell takes the podium and shares that the most hardest thing he had to do yesterday was to give Riky Rick his very last haircut. #RIPRickyRick #RikyRickfuneral @SowetanLIVE @SowetanMag
— ♕ LavishDJ ♕ (@MasegoSeemela) March 1, 2022

Dean Naidoo, Riky's brother-in-law talks about their wholesome conversations.

Riky’s brother-in-law Dean Naidoo shares how much he’ll miss the “wholesome chats” he and the rapper used to have.

Chats that always left him feeling “brand new” because that’s the kind of person Riky was. “Loving and caring”.#RIPRickyRick @SowetanLIVE @SowetanMag
— ♕ LavishDJ ♕ (@MasegoSeemela) March 1, 2022

Our reporter Masego Seemela is covering the proceedings.

Close friends and family have gathered in Sandton, Johannesburg to lay renowned hip hop rapper Riky Rick (Rikhado Makhado) to rest.

Video: YouTube/ Riky Rick Funeral Service.
#RIPRickyRick @SowetanLIVE pic.twitter.com/a8e4EYgNMS
— ♕ LavishDJ ♕ (@MasegoSeemela) March 1, 2022

The rapper was laid to rest in a private funeral ceremony in Johannesburg.

@Lloyiso_rsa sings a moving song at #RikyRickfuneral 🕊

Video: YouTube/ Riky Rick Funeral Service @SowetanLIVE pic.twitter.com/faD4klO1IR
— ♕ LavishDJ ♕ (@MasegoSeemela) March 1, 2022

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