Nkosinathi Mthethwa, South African ambassador to France, has been found dead in Paris, the French capital.
Mthethwa was believed to have jumped from the 22nd floor of the Hyatt Hotel, Le Parisien reports.
According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the diplomat’s wife had reported him missing after she “received a worrying message from him” in the evening.
Mthethwa’s phone had been last contacted around 3 pm on Monday, near the Bois de Boulogne, in Paris (16th arrondissement).
Advertisement
Mthethwa was assigned to the South African embassy in France last February. He was also the permanent delegate of South Africa to UNESCO.
The 58-year-old previously held several ministerial positions, including the sports, arts, and culture ministry; police ministry; and safety and security ministry.
Mthethwa also chaired the parliamentary committee on mines and energy between 2004 and 2008.
Advertisement
The Brigade for the Repression of Personal Crime (BRDP) of the Parisian judicial police says it has begun an investigation.
