The Department of International Relations and Cooperation DIRCO has confirmed reports that South Africas ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel Nathi Mthethwa, has died, adding that an investigation is underway.
On Tuesday 30 September, French publication Le Parisien reported that Mthethwas body was found earlier in the day near the Hyatt hotel in Paris, citing the citys prosecutors office.
His wife reported him missing on Monday. She reportedly indicated that she received a worrying message from him in the evening, prompting a police search.