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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa- The remains of former South African ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, arrived at OR Tambo International Airport on Friday morning. His body was later transported to his family home in KwaZulu-Natal, where preparations are under way for his funeral. Mthethwa, aged 58, died in Paris after falling from the 22nd floor of […]

KwaMbonambi, South Africa- The family of Nathi Mthethwa, South Africa’s former ambassador to France and Monaco, has urged French and South African authorities to provide clear answers about the circumstances surrounding his death in Paris. The 58-year-old was found dead last Tuesday after falling from the 22nd floor of a hotel in Porte Maillot. His […]

South Africa will deploy five police investigators to France to assist local authorities examining the death of Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa who was found dead at a Paris hotel on September 30. Major General Bongani Maqhashalala, deputy provincial commissioner for crime detection in the Western Cape, will lead the investigative team working alongside French law enforcement […]

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa- The family of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has expressed frustration over the lack of clarity surrounding Mthethwa’s death, following his fatal fall from a Paris hotel. Mthethwa, who served as ambassador since 2023, died earlier this week after falling from the 22nd floor of a hotel in the French […]

The family of South Africa’s ambassador to France says his remains will be repatriated once all formal processes have been completed. Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa was found dead outside a Paris hotel Tuesday after falling from his 22nd-floor room where a secured window had been forced open with scissors. The 58-year-old diplomat had sent […]

PRETORIA, South Africa (Reuters) – President Cyril Ramaphosa mourned Tuesday the “premature and traumatic” death of Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa, calling the 58-year-old diplomat’s passing in Paris a moment of deep national grief. Mthethwa died in the French capital under what Ramaphosa described as “tragic circumstances,” one day after he was reported missing. The president offered […]

South Africa’s ambassador to France Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa has died in Paris, officials confirmed Tuesday, one day after the 58-year-old diplomat was reported missing. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation confirmed Mthethwa’s death, with Minister Ronald Lamola calling it a loss “not only to South Africa but also to the international diplomatic community.” […]
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