The National Treasury has had it with the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality. This is evident from the letter sent from deputy finance minister David Masondo to acting mayor Thsonono Buyeye last week.

What makes this latest letter different from the previous back-and-forth communication over the city’s failure to take action against those who have looted public funds meant for the bus system, is that it has now appeared to have caught the attention of the political bosses up in Pretoria...