{"id":49130,"date":"2025-09-30T15:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/south-africas-ambassador-to-france-nkosinathi-emmanuel-nathi-mthethwa-found-dead-outside-paris-hotel\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:30:20","slug":"south-africas-ambassador-to-france-nkosinathi-emmanuel-nathi-mthethwa-found-dead-outside-paris-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/south-africas-ambassador-to-france-nkosinathi-emmanuel-nathi-mthethwa-found-dead-outside-paris-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa&#8217;s ambassador to France Nkosinathi Emmanuel &#8220;Nathi&#8221; Mthethwa found dead outside Paris hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s ambassador to France was found dead on Tuesday at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower in the west of Paris, the Reuters news agency reported, citing the Paris prosecutor&#8217;s office. <\/p>\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s government, in a statement sent to CBS News, confirmed that Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel &#8220;Nathi&#8221; Mthethwa had died, noting with &#8220;deep sorrow and profound regret the untimely passing&#8221; of the diplomat. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The circumstances of his death are under investigation by the French authorities,&#8221; the South African foreign ministry said in the statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/30\/f28b2d82-f3b6-4ea1-8443-1a83b3575ba5\/thumbnail\/620x620g1\/3b0fa1246a5ca8addf706eca847cdd0c\/ambassador-mthethwa.jpg#\" alt=\"ambassador-mthethwa.jpg \" height=\"620\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/30\/f28b2d82-f3b6-4ea1-8443-1a83b3575ba5\/thumbnail\/620x620g1\/3b0fa1246a5ca8addf706eca847cdd0c\/ambassador-mthethwa.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/09\/30\/f28b2d82-f3b6-4ea1-8443-1a83b3575ba5\/thumbnail\/1240x1240g1\/ec724d0fd1167ef790f74481796d58f2\/ambassador-mthethwa.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">South African Ambassador to France Nkosinathi Emmanuel &#8220;Nathi&#8221; Mthethwa is seen in a file photo provided by the embassy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Handout\/South African Embassy in Paris<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mthethwa was reported missing by his wife on Monday evening, according to Reuters, which said she had received a worrying text message from him before calling police.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters cited the prosecutor&#8217;s office as saying Mthethwa was staying in a 22nd story room, in which a secured window had been found forced open.<\/p>\n<p>French media, including the Le Parisien newspaper, said investigators believed Mthethwa likely had killed himself.<\/p>\n<p> Mthethwa previously served as the Minister of Police in South Africa between 2009 and 2014. 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