South Africa's ambassador to France found dead in Paris – DW – 09/30/2025
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Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel "Nathi" Mthethwa's body was discovered outside a Paris hotel. His death is being treated as a possible suicide, the local presecutor's office says.

Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa’s body was discovered outside a Paris hotel. The circumstances of his death are under investigation.

South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa, was found dead outside the Hyatt Regency hotel in the west of Paris on Tuesday, according to the local prosecutor’s office.

Mthethwa was 58-years-old and had been serving as ambassador to France since his appointment in December 2023.

  • Skua@kbin.earth
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    3 days ago

    He was apparently Minister of Police when the South African police murdered several dozen striking miners and faced no consequences over it, so I could see a possibility that it’s someome seeking revenge over that (but with the disclaimer that I did not know anything about him before today)