Three Western Cape National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) workers died this week. The latest death saw Advocate Vukile Gontsana gunned down in his vehicle in Kleinvlei on Saturday.

The shooting took place in Stadenberg Street. No arrests have yet been made. Gontsana was identified as an Uber driver in his 30s by the police. He recently joined the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions as a State Advocate.

The motive behind the killings is unclear at this stage.