Nathi Mthethwa

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.” […]