The plane carrying the body of South Africas ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa has landed at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
Mthethwas body was found in a Paris hotels inner courtyard more than a week ago. He was 58.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has accorded Mthethwa a special official funeral category two, which will take place in KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday.