Mthethwa's death premonition shock

He told an associate he saw an image of his deceased father

- By Ngwako Malatji and Setumo Stone

South Africa's ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa informed his associates a few days before his tragic death that his deceased father was calling him.

The startling titbit, which gives credence to claims that he committed hara-kiri or he had a premonition about his death, was revealed by one of Mthethwa's close associates, who is reeling in shock after receiving news of the former police minister's untimely death on Tuesday.

According to the associate, who did not want to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, Mthethwa informed his close associates on the phone the day after he went missing from his official residence in Paris that a light had flashed at him at night while he was asleep.

After that, said the associate, Mthethwa said he saw an image of his deceased father, who called him to join him in the ancestral land.