Mashatile urges public to wait for facts on Mthethwa's death as funeral gets underway

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has urged South Africans to await the outcomes of the investigation into the death of Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa.

Mthethwa died in France last Monday, in what was initially suspected to be suicide. However, authorities are still probing the exact circumstances surrounding his death, and the official cause has yet to be confirmed.

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Mthethwa is being laid to rest on Sunday in KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu-Natal.

Mourners have gathered for the Special Official Funeral, Category 2, of the late Ambassador, as the exact circumstances surrounding his death remain a mystery.

Speculations on how he died have made the rounds, which Deputy President Paul Mashatile denounced.

"I think it is important that we await those investigations to be done, and we urge the authorities to do a thorough investigation, a proper investigation so that the family can have closure," Mashatile said. "We want Sis Phili to understand what really happened because, as far as we are concerned, Nyambose was not a comrade who was depressed."

The official funeral service is currently underway