KZN Premier confirms Mthethwa will be granted Special Official Funeral Category 2

Nhlanhla Mabaso
8 October 2025 | 13:40Mthethwa died in Paris last week and will be laid to rest on Sunday.
FILE: Minister Nathi Mthethwa addressing Solomon Mahlangu family and Community members during the Wreath laying ceremony in Mamelodi West Cemetery. Picture: GCIS
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has confirmed that the late Ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, will be granted a Special Official Funeral Category 2 by national government.
Mthethwa died in Paris last week and will be laid to rest on Sunday.
While investigations into the 58-year-old's death are ongoing, senior members of Mthethwa's family travelled to France to facilitate the process of bringing his body back to home soil.
Ntuli visited the grieving family at Kwa-Mbonambi on Wednesday.
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