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Mamlaka ya Paris yanafanya uchunguzi juu ya kifo cha balozi wa Afrika Kusini nchini Ufaransa, Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, ambaye alipatikana nje ya hoteli ya ghorofa nyingi siku ya Jumanne, Septemba 30, 2025.
Diplomasia huyo mwenye umri wa miaka 58 alikuwa ameripotiwa kupotea na mke wake Jumatatu, baada ya kupokea ujumbe wa maandishi wenye wasi wasi, kulingana na ofisi ya mwendesha mashtaka wa Paris. Mthethwa alikuwa ameweka chumba kwenye ghorofa ya 22 ya hoteli ya Hyatt Regency, ambapo dirisha lililo na ulinzi uliodaiwa kufunguliwa kwa nguvu.
Katika taarifa, serikali ya Afrika Kusini ilieleza huzuni yake kubwa kutokana na “kifo kisichotarajiwa” cha Mthethwa. Ronald Lamola, waziri wa uhusiano wa kimataifa na ushirikiano, alisema: “Sina shaka kwamba kifo chake si hasara ya taifa tu bali pia kinahisiwa ndani ya jumuiya ya kidiplomasia kimataifa.”
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Paris authorities are investigating the death of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, who was found outside a high-rise hotel on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
The 58-year-old diplomat had been reported missing by his wife on Monday following a troubling text message, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office. Mthethwa had booked a room on the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency hotel, where the secure window had reportedly been forced open.
In a statement, the South African government expressed profound sorrow over the “untimely passing” of Mthethwa. Ronald Lamola, minister of international relations and cooperation, said: “I have no doubt that his passing is not only a national loss but is also felt within the international diplomatic community.”
Mthethwa served as South Africa’s minister of arts and culture from 2014 to 2019 and as minister of sports, arts and culture between 2019 and 2023. He was appointed to the French embassy in February 2024 and also served as South Africa’s permanent delegate to UNESCO.
Diplomasia huyo mwenye umri wa miaka 58 alikuwa ameripotiwa kupotea na mke wake Jumatatu, baada ya kupokea ujumbe wa maandishi wenye wasi wasi, kulingana na ofisi ya mwendesha mashtaka wa Paris. Mthethwa alikuwa ameweka chumba kwenye ghorofa ya 22 ya hoteli ya Hyatt Regency, ambapo dirisha lililo na ulinzi uliodaiwa kufunguliwa kwa nguvu.
Katika taarifa, serikali ya Afrika Kusini ilieleza huzuni yake kubwa kutokana na “kifo kisichotarajiwa” cha Mthethwa. Ronald Lamola, waziri wa uhusiano wa kimataifa na ushirikiano, alisema: “Sina shaka kwamba kifo chake si hasara ya taifa tu bali pia kinahisiwa ndani ya jumuiya ya kidiplomasia kimataifa.”
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Paris authorities are investigating the death of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, who was found outside a high-rise hotel on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
The 58-year-old diplomat had been reported missing by his wife on Monday following a troubling text message, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office. Mthethwa had booked a room on the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Regency hotel, where the secure window had reportedly been forced open.
In a statement, the South African government expressed profound sorrow over the “untimely passing” of Mthethwa. Ronald Lamola, minister of international relations and cooperation, said: “I have no doubt that his passing is not only a national loss but is also felt within the international diplomatic community.”
Mthethwa served as South Africa’s minister of arts and culture from 2014 to 2019 and as minister of sports, arts and culture between 2019 and 2023. He was appointed to the French embassy in February 2024 and also served as South Africa’s permanent delegate to UNESCO.
