Source: France 24 [French state media]
“South Africa’s ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving cabinet minister, was found dead on Tuesday outside a Paris hotel after the window of his room in the high rise building was forced open, prosecutors said. Nkosinathi Emmanuel Nathi Mthethwa, 58, usually known as Nathi Mthethwa, had ‘reserved a room on the 22nd floor whose secured window had been forced open,’ the office of the Paris prosecutor told AFP. … A source close to the case, who asked not to be named, said the ambassador suffered from depression and his death could have been suicide. An investigation has been opened.” (09/30/25)