US EditionNews24 | SA Deploys 5 ‘Seasoned’ Cops to France to Help Probe Nathi Mthethwa’s Death
South African Police Service will deploy five seasoned officers to Paris for a week-long investigation into Ambassador Mthethwa’s suspected suicide, working with French authorities.
- In early October 2025, the South African Police Service sent a team of five experienced officers to Paris to assist with the investigation into the passing of former Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa.
- Mthethwa, the former Police Minister and South African Ambassador to France, reportedly took his own life this week by leaping from his hotel room located on the 22nd floor in Paris, following a message he sent expressing his intentions.
- The team, led by Major General Albert Maqhashalala, will work closely with French authorities who have been examining possible foul play amid public speculation.
- Mthethwa's body was found outside the Hyatt Regency hotel, and French police handed his widow personal items including a coat, cap, and remote, while the post-mortem is expected soon.
- The investigation aims to fully clarify the circumstances of Mthethwa's death and uphold justice and accountability for the deceased former minister and diplomat.
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Nathi Mthethwa NOT first ambassador to 'commit suicide' in France
South African Ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa is not the first African representative to reportedly commit suicide in France under mysterious circumstances. The 58-year-old tragically ended his life this week after allegedly jumping from the 22nd floor of his hotel room in Paris. Hours earlier, the former minister texted his wife about his intentions. He also left behind a suicide note.. A motive has not been made public. NOT JUST NATHI MTHE…
News24 | SA deploys 5 ‘seasoned’ cops to France to help probe Nathi Mthethwa’s death
A team of South African police officers are being deployed to France to ensure that the circumstances surrounding the death of former minister and ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa “are thoroughly and transparently investigated”.
Ambassador Mthethwa's autopsy still underway in Paris - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) says there are still no final plans for the burial of Nathi Mthethwa, South Africa’s Ambassador to France. This comes as a postmortem is underway in Paris. Mthethwa reportedly fell to his death at a hotel in France on Tuesday. Circumstances surrounding his death are a subject of investigation by French authorities and a team of South African investigators which has been dispatched…
SAPS team en route to Paris for investigation into Mthethwa death
By Thapelo Molefe A five-member South African Police Service (SAPS) investigative team is set to leave for France on Saturday to assist in the investigation into the apparent suicide of South Africa’s Ambassador to France, and former Police Minister, Nathi Mthethwa. Police Minister Firoz Cachalia announced the deployment on Friday, confirming that the team, led by Major General Maqhashalala, who is the Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Crime D…
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