Nathi Mthethwa, the former minister of sports, arts and culture and current ambassador to France, has been found dead at a hotel in Paris, French media reported.
The department of international relations and cooperation confirmed the death but gave little further detail, only saying that “the circumstances of his untimely death are under investigation by the French authorities”.
Media reports said Mthethwa was found at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel in the western part of the French capital.
Mthethwa was police minister from 2008 to 2014, when then president Jacob Zuma shifted him to the arts and…
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Grave Scuttlebutt
A baby was born in South Africa. The village was very poor, and the makeshift hospital didn\’t have some necessary equipment.. such as scales.
The father however, was desperate to know the newborn baby\’s weight. After quite a bit of asking around, the hospital\’s chairman came up with an idea.
\”Five miles west, there\’s a butcher shop. The owner deals with meat, he should have a rather precise scale. You could just put your baby on the meat scale, and the weight reading you\’ll get should be pretty accurate.\”
And so the father departed westward. After much walking, with his newborn child cardled safely in his arms, he finally arrived at the butcher shop. He explained his dilemma to the shop owner, to witch the latter replied:
\”Don\’t worry, friend. It\’s not even a problem, I\’ll check it for you, free of charge.\” And so he took the child to the back, where the scale was located.
The father heard rumbling noises, and some scraping.. About a minute later the butcher came back.
\”About three pounds boneless\” He said.