Nathi Mthethwa's wife has spoken out after his death. NATHI MTHETHWA’S WIFE SPEAKS OUTSpeaking to Newzroom Afrika, Nathi Mthethwa’s widow, Philisiwe Buthelezi, spoke out for the first time since her husband’s body was discovered on Tuesday, 30 September, outside the Hyatt Hotel in Paris. Buthelezi told the broadcaster that she had “finally had a good night’s sleep, for the first time in 72 hours”. His wife, Philisiwe Buthelezi, told the media that the family was “not contesting” the preliminary investigation’s findings. Why would a man like that choose to die now?”Nathi Mthethwa’s wife Philisiwe Buthelezi has not contested French authorities’ claims that he ended his life.