Reported missing, South Africa’s ambassador to France found dead in Paris | World News
The South African ambassador to France was found dead near a high-rise building of the Hyatt Hotel in Paris. (Photo: X/@MarioNawfal)
South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa, was found dead at the foot of a hotel tower in Paris, French newspaper Le Parisien reported on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the Paris police said they could not comment. Repeated calls to the South African Embassy went unanswered, according to Reuters.
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The embassy’s website says Mthethwa served as South Africa’s miner of arts and culture from 2014 to 2019, and later as miner of sport, arts and culture from 2019 to 2023.
Le Parisien reported that Mthethwa’s wife had raised the alarm after receiving a text message from him that worried her. She then reported him missing.
