South Africa bids farewell to Nathi Mthethwa in Official Funeral Category 2

Posted on October 12, 2025
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WATCH: South Africa bids farewell to Nathi Mthethwa in Official Funeral Category 2

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  • The South African government is holding an Official Funeral Category 2 for ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa.
  • The service is taking place in KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu-Natal, with President Cyril Ramaphosa set to deliver the eulogy.
  • Mthethwa died in Paris after a fatal fall from a hotel’s 22nd floor.

Mourners, including government officials and ANC leaders, are gathering to bid a final farewell to South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa.

The funeral service is being held at the Siyabonga Sangwenu Sports Complex in KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu-Natal, where close family members and friends have begun to arrive.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the official eulogy later in the day.

Mthethwa’s passing shocked the nation after he was found dead in the inner courtyard of a Paris hotel, where he is believed to have fallen from the 22nd floor. His body was repatriated to South Africa on Friday.

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