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.

  • tal@olio.cafeEnglish
    31·
    12 days ago

    Oh, damn. I assumed that this was another headline trying to play up a heart attack or something, but this, in fact, does not sound good:

    The Paris prosecutors’ office said Mthethwa had been reported missing by his wife on Monday evening after she received a text message from him that had worried her.

    The prosecutor’s office said Mthethwa booked a room on the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency hotel in the 17th arrondissement of Paris and that a secured window had been forced open.

      • Skua@kbin.earth
        6·
        12 days ago

        I can’t imagine why they would have any particular opinions about him? Russia has demonstrated its willingness to carry out assassinations abroad, but Russia and SA are on pretty good terms and this guy doesn’t seem to have ever held a role that would be likely to get Russia to dislike him