Was Nathi Mthethwa the man in the Epstein plane footage? We check the facts: A nine-second video showing a man seated among at least two women on a private jet ...
news24.com/southafrica/debunking/was-nathi-mthethwa-the-man-in-the-epstein-plane-footage-we-check-the-facts-20260209-0439

Paid articlePaywallLIVE | Mthethwa wanted to testify about his Mkhwanazi CIA suspicions - MogotsiLIVE | Mthethwa wanted to testify about his Mkhwanazi CIA suspicions - Mogotsi | News24
Key FactsCorruption and Espionage Claims Rock South African Police
Nov 18, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mg.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mg.co.za
- Brown Mogotsi accused KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of CIA affiliation and using political killing teams to serve Western agendas.
- As a police informant and crime intelligence contact, Mogotsi revealed corruption involving a R360 million police healthcare tender during former minister Bheki Cele’s tenure.
- He described undercover investigations that uncovered criminal activities and links to criminal cartels within the police force.
- Mogotsi stated his interaction with senior police officials like Shadrack Sibiya was professional and aimed at exposing irregularities in the South African Police Service.
During my clandestine investigations, I uncovered criminal activities; as a result, my scope of my work expanded. There was a suspicion that Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi was recruited by the CIA and actively worked for them.— Brown Mogotsi, during his testimony before the Madlanga Commission.
France rejects claim they refused SA police officers entry to probe Mthethwa’s death
timeslive.co.za/politics/2025-12-02-france-rejects-claim-they-refused-sa-police-officers-entry-to-probe-mthethwas-death/

French twist in Nathi Mthethwa death investigation: SA’s efforts to send a five-man police team to investigate the death of the ambassador were rebuffed
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2025-11-17-french-twist-in-nathi-mthethwa-death-investigation/

French Embassy in SA denies media reports SAPS officers refused entry to investigate death of late ambassador Nathi Mthethwa
buff.ly/mSSe72n

[WATCH] Brown Mogotsi says he spoke to the late Nathi Mthethwa, who headed the police ministry until 2014. Mogotsi alleges that Mthethwa told him Nhlanhla ... Show more
WATCH | Brown Mogotsi says, “Towards the end of August I contacted the late former Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa. I wanted to understand why Lt. Gen ... Show more
From youth activist to ambassador — South Africa says goodbye to Nathi Mthethwa: Former police minister Nathi Mthethwa was remembered as ‘profoundly loyal’ and a ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-12-from-youth-activist-to-ambassador-sa-says-goodbye-to-nathi-mthethwa/

Key FactsNathi Mthethwa’s Journey: From Activism to Diplomacy
Oct 12, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: dailymaverick.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: dailymaverick.co.za
- Nathi Mthethwa’s career started as a youth activist before serving as South Africa’s police and culture minister.
- He was recognized for steadfast loyalty and commitment to the anti-apartheid liberation movement.
- His tenure included controversies such as the 2012 Marikana Massacre and criticism over a costly flag project.
- Appointed ambassador to France in 2024, Mthethwa died under unclear circumstances in September 2025.
The man we are laying to rest today was an unapologetic activist… from the earliest days of his activism, ambassador Nathi Mthethwa refused to accept the injustice of apartheid.— President Cyril Ramaphosa during the eulogy for Nathi Mthethwa on October 12.
Five-member SAPS team deployed to France to investigate Nathi Mthethwa’s death: A five-member SAPS team is leaving the country on Saturday for France to ...
timeslive.co.za/politics/2025-10-04-five-member-saps-team-deployed-to-france-to-investigate-nathi-mthethwas-death/

Key FactsControversial Legacy of Nathi Mthethwa Ends Suddenly
Sep 30, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mg.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mg.co.za
- Nathi Mthethwa was found dead in a Paris hotel while French authorities investigate the circumstances of his passing.
- He faced accusations of manipulating police investigations and misusing crime intelligence funds during his tenure.
- Mthethwa served under two presidents and was implicated in scandals involving Richard Mdluli and the purchase of a luxury vehicle with secret service money.
- Later appointed Minister of Arts and Culture, he encountered public backlash including the #NathiMustGo campaign and criticism over a costly flag project.
Nathi Mthethwa tragedy: How can we reach men in crisis before it’s too late?: Nathi Mthethwa’s death highlights the critical need for men’s mental health to be ...
news24.com/life/wellness/mind/nathi-mthethwa-tragedy-how-can-we-reach-men-in-crisis-before-its-too-late-20251025-1240

Paid articlePaywallIn this week's Mail & Guardian: What now for Malema?
Get your copy of this week's M&G and subscribe at Subscribe to M&G – The Mail & Guardian …for more! Show more
Mthethwa looting claims reappear: KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has testified that the wall at Nathi Mthethwa’s home was built with looted ...
mg.co.za/politics/2025-10-10-mthethwa-looting-claims-reappear/

OpinionLINDIWE MAZIBUKO | Spare a thought for politicians, the world’s most reviled people
sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/business/opinion/2025-10-11-st-1210-lindiwe-mazibuko-spare-a-thought-for-politicians-the-worlds-most-reviled-people/

DIRCO's Botes calls on public to allow investigation into Mthethwa's death to run its course
ewn.co.za/2025/10/13/dircos-botes-calls-on-public-to-allow-investigation-into-mthethwas-death-to-run-its-course

‘You are heartless, you’re monsters’: Bheki Cele slams public reaction over Nathi Mthethwa’s death
iol.co.za/news/politics/2025-10-10-you-are-heartless-youre-monsters-bheki-cele-slams-public-reaction-over-nathi-mthethwas-death/
OpinionParis, death destination of ambassadors past and present: From apartheid to democracy — political tragedies South Africa needs to probe
mg.co.za/thought-leader/opinion/2025-10-17-paris-death-destination-of-ambassadors-past-and-present/

Bheki Cele casts doubt on suicide theory as mourners celebrate Nathi Mthethwa’s life
timeslive.co.za/politics/2025-10-10-bheki-cele-casts-doubt-on-suicide-theory-as-mourners-celebrate-nathi-mthethwas-life/
Nathi Mthethwa a gallant leader who always championed the cause of the oppressed: Ramaphosa
timeslive.co.za/politics/2025-10-12-nathi-mthethwa-a-gallant-leader-who-always-championed-the-cause-of-the-oppressed-ramaphosa/
Nathi Mthethwa's remains to arrive in KZN ahead of Special Official Funeral: His family said his remains will be kept at a mortuary in Empangeni, northern KZN.
ewn.co.za/2025/10/10/nathi-mthethwas-remains-to-arrive-in-kzn-ahead-of-special-official-funeral

[WATCH] KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi says, "It is time this country must not sit back and be run by Paul O’Sullivan."
Mystery still surrounds Mthethwa’s death: Neither the presidency nor the department of international relations has given much detail after the ambassador’s body ...
mg.co.za/politics/2025-10-02-mystery-still-surrounds-mthethwas-death/

Ramaphosa: Mthethwa was a courageous freedom fighter: Thousands gathered to pay their last respects as friends, family, and former colleagues bid a final ...
ewn.co.za/2025/10/12/ramaphosa-mthethwa-was-a-courageous-freedom-fighter

Crime was not as rampant when Mthethwa was the police minister, says Cele: Cele worked as a national police commissioner, when Mthethwa was police minister.
ewn.co.za/2025/10/11/crime-was-not-as-rampant-when-mthethwa-was-the-police-minister-says-cele

Body of late Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa back on home soil ahead of burial: The Mthethwa family confirmed that the body of the late ambassador has landed in South ...
ewn.co.za/2025/10/10/body-of-late-ambassador-nathi-mthethwa-back-on-home-soil-ahead-of-burial

WATCH | Former Police Minister General Bheki Cele is currently addressing mourners at the late ambassador Nathi Mthethwa's memorial service in Pinetown ... Show more
Nathi Mthethwa | Ambassador to France's remain to be repatriated: The late Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa is now en route from France, beginning his final journey ...
enca.com/top-stories/nathi-mthethwa-ambassador-frances-remain-be-repatriated

‘We can’t bury him without this process’ : Nathi Mthethwa’s family fetches his spirit from Paris hotel
iol.co.za/news/politics/2025-10-10-we-cant-bury-him-without-this-process--nathi-mthethwas-family-fetches-his-spirit-from-paris-hotel/
Nathi Mthethwa's family slams claim that Crime Intelligence funds were used for his perimeter wall
iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2025-10-08-nathi-mthethwas-family-slams-claim-that-crime-intelligence-funds-were-used-for-his-perimeter-wall/
Lamola: No foul play in Nathi Mthethwa's death: No signs of foul play have been found in the death of Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa.
enca.com/top-stories/lamola-no-foul-play-nathi-mthethwas-death

#CurrentAffairs Approximately a day after he was reported missing, South Africa’s Ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa, was found dead in Paris ... Show more
forbesafrica.com
forbesafrica.com
‘He must do to South Africa what he did to Sodom and Gomorrah’: Cele bemoans South Africans’ lack of heart
citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/priests-must-go-to-the-mountain-and-pray-that-he-does-to-south-africa-what-he-did-to-sodom-and-gomorrah-cele-bemoans-anc-destruction/

[WATCH] Mkhwanazi says money from the SAPS secret fund was used to build a perimeter wall at the late SA ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa's home ... Show more
PALI LEHOHLA |Suicide or assassination? Mthethwa the ‘Caesar’ and Mkhwanazi the unwitting ‘Mark Antony’
timeslive.co.za/ideas/2025-10-12-pali-lehohla-suicide-or-assassination-mthethwa-the-caesar-and-mkhwanazi-the-unwitting-mark-antony/
Nathi Mthethwa to be honoured with special official funeral : National flag to be flown at half-mast from Thursday morning until evening of funeral on Sunday
timeslive.co.za/politics/2025-10-08-nathi-mthethwa-to-be-honoured-with-special-official-funeral/

S’THEMBISO MSOMI | Nathi Mthethwa: Zuma’s longtime defender and ally : His chequered political career began in 1980s Durban, and his association with the former ...
sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/opinion-and-analysis/2025-10-04-nathi-mthethwa-zumas-longtime-defender-and-ally/

[WATCH] “South Africans, right now, you are Sodom and Gomorrah. You are heartless and have no conscience,” says former police minister Bheki Cele ... Show more
'Mthethwa was not depressed' - Paul Mashatile urges nation to wait for investigation to conclude
iol.co.za/news/politics/2025-10-13-mthethwa-was-not-depressed-paul-mashatile-urges-nation-to-wait-for-investigation-to-conclude/
‘In your eyes, I saw the constellations’: Mthethwa remembered as devoted father and husband
iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2025-10-12-in-your-eyes-i-saw-the-constellations-mthethwa-remembered-as-devoted-father-and-husband/
KZN Premier Ntuli urges ANC, IFP to honour late Ambassador Mthethwa’s legacy of political tolerance
ewn.co.za/2025/10/13/kzn-premier-ntuli-urges-anc-ifp-to-honour-late-ambassador-mthethwa-s-legacy-of-political-tolerance

Sports fan Mama Joy reveals that when she went to Banyana Banyana's FIFA Women's World Cup match in France in 2019, she was sent by President Cyril Ramaphosa ... Show more
Simone Corazza | Postgara Ascoli-Pontedera | Ascoli Calcio
Simone Corazza | Postgara Ascoli-Pontedera | Ascoli Calcio
Nathi Mthethwa’s mourning wife hailed for providing ‘leadership’ in France rigmarole
news24.com/politics/nathi-mthethwas-mourning-wife-hailed-for-providing-leadership-in-france-rigmarole-20251010-1143

Paid articlePaywall[WATCH] Deputy President Paul Mashatile hands over the national flag to the family of Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa and the coffin is lowered as final prayers are ... Show more
[WATCH] Final burial rites for Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa are underway, marking the conclusion of his funeral service.
@SilethiweNdlovu [WATCH] Prince Zuzifa Buthelezi describes the passing of ambassador Nathi Mthethwa as a sad day for the country. He says Mthethwa was an exemplary leader ... Show more
WATCH | The Category 2 Special Official Funeral Service for the late Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa is now underway in KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu-Natal ... Show more
‘Your love was a garden in which I flourished’: Widow pays moving tribute to Mthethwa
news24.com/politics/your-love-was-a-garden-in-which-i-flourished-widow-pays-moving-tribute-to-mthethwa-20251012-0760

[WATCH] Singer Hlengiwe Mhlaba says Nathi Mthethwa was a humble and accessible man. She adds he was one of the few ministers she could speak to and that he ... Show more
[WATCH] Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa’s final resting place will be at his family home. SABC News reporters Samkele Maseko and Simphiwe Makhanya provide commentary ... Show more
[WATCH] ANC’s Sihle Zikalala says one of the key lessons from Nathi Mthethwa is the importance of being with the people and working for the people.
KwaZulu-Natal ANC task team coordinator Mike Mabuyakhulu tells @XoliMngambi that Nathi Mthethwa will be remembered for his selfless service ... Show more
Simone Corazza | Postgara Ascoli-Pontedera | Ascoli Calcio
Simone Corazza | Postgara Ascoli-Pontedera | Ascoli Calcio
[WATCH] The body of SA's Ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa has arrived at his home in KwaMbonambi in KwaZulu-Natal. Mthethwa will be laid to rest tomorrow ... Show more
World number one Jeeno wins LPGA Shanghai after five-hole playoff: Thailand's Jeeno carded a nine-under 63 to reel in overnight leader Katsu, who shot 65 ...
ewn.co.za/2025/10/12/world-number-one-jeeno-wins-lpga-shanghai-after-five-hole-playoff

WATCH: Ramaphosa delivers eulogy at Nathi Mthethwa's funeral
enca.com/news-top-stories/watch-ramaphosa-delivers-eulogy-nathi-mthethwas-funeral

[WATCH] President Cyril Ramaphosa mentions some of Nathi Mthethwa's contributions in various government portfolios he led ... Show more
[WATCH] The South African Police Service chaplain delivers a sermon honouring the life and legacy of late Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa.
[WATCH] President Cyril Ramaphosa says Nathi Mthethwa faced detention and political risks, accepting the costs of standing for justice ... Show more
Mthethwa's children remember their father as a 'man of virtue' - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business ...
sabcnews.com/sabcnews/1073701-2/

[WATCH] President Cyril Ramaphosa says Nathi Mthethwa understood that leadership meant responsibility, accountability, and bearing burdens even when the path ... Show more
[WATCH] "You are my sunshine, my eternal flame ... rest now my king, my comrade, your spirit lives in me," Philisiwe Buthelezi's tribute to late ... Show more
[WATCH] Gospel artist Bucy Radebe performs her hit 'Uzuyigcine Impilo Yam' at Nathi Mthethwa's funeral in Dondotha.
[WATCH] President Cyril Ramaphosa says Nathi Mthethwa was of a generation that came of age as South Africa’s democracy was about to dawn ... Show more
[WATCH] President Cyril Ramaphosa says Nathi Mthethwa knew from an early age that the path of activism he chose would be difficult, involve sacrifice ... Show more
LIVE | President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the eulogy at the funeral of Nathi Mthethwa. Government officials, political party leaders ... Show more
[WATCH] Late SA ambassador to France #NathiMthethwa 's funeral is underway at the Siyabonga Sangweni Sports Complex. #Newzroom405
[WATCH] Nathi Mthethwa’s children pay tribute to their father. His son, Mkhululi Mthethwa, says he was more than just a father ... Show more
DIRCO says Nathi Mthethwa's remains likely to be back in SA next week: The circumstances surrounding his death are still under investigation.
ewn.co.za/dirco-says-nathi-mthethwas-remains-likely-to-be-back-in-sa-next-week/

WATCH | Former Deputy Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Nocawe Mafu says SA's late ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa ... Show more
Gloria Serobe applauds #NathiMthethwa 's wife for suspending her own career to join her husband in a foreign country after he was appointed SA ambassador to France. #Newzroom405
WATCH] Members of the Mthethwa family pay tribute to the late Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa, recalling his dedication to public service and the values he upheld ... Show more
WATCH | Dr Sfiso Buthelezi, delivering the family’s tributes, says Nathi Mthethwa dedicated his life to serving the people of South Africa and remained ... Show more
WATCH | Dr Sfiso Buthelezi, delivering the family’s tributes, says bringing Nathi Mthethwa's remains back home was not easy.
[LIVE NOW 🔴] "A reliable comrade and friend. He never bowed to oppression or coward even in front of the apartheid death machine.. ... Show more
