Nathi Mthethwa dead at 58: South African ambassador to France dies after 'fall from 22nd floor’ of Paris hotel

Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, South Africa's ambassador to France, passed away at 58 after reportedly falling from the 22nd floor of a hotel.

Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, the South African ambassador to France, died at 58 allegedly after a fall from a hotel's 22nd floor.

Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa found dead in Paris (X@joy_zelda)

While Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa was reported missing yesterday, his corpse was discovered earlier today at the Paris Hyatt Hotel. According to the prosecutor's office in Paris, the 58-year-old's wife reported him missing after indicating that she “received a worrying message from him in the evening,” The Mirror reported. However, he was later found dead just above the Hayat Hotel. “He had booked a room on the 22nd floor, whose secure window was forced open.”

Nathi Mthethwa dead: Police searched woods in western Paris

Police dispatched canine brigade canines to the Bois de Boulogne, a Parisian park and botanical garden where Mthethwa's phone last rang, but the dogs to find him. The Paris Prosecutor's office stated that the police, with the assistance of the dog squad, “had searched the woods in western Paris in fear of a potential suicide.”

Who was Nathi Mthethwa? A look at his career

Mthethwa was a member of the African National Congress's (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) from 2007 to 2022. The NEC is the party's top executive body and highest decision-making body in between conferences. He was a member of the governing party of South Africa's National Working Committee (NWC) at the time, which is in charge of managing the party on a daily basis and submitting suggestions to the NEC.