Road blocks on main truck transit routes

The time spent on transport and logistics in Tanzania is relatively longer compared to other countries in the region, making Tanzania uncompetitive in the global market.Where transit is involved, road impediments such as police stops, weighing bridges, police and TRA checkpoints, add more to the time spent on road. This brief explores what happens during various stops made by trucks along the main transit routes. It raises questions whether all the check stops on transit routes as currently enforced are necessary.

Gongolamboto ADB Report

The impact of the Gongolamboto arms depot blast to the people in Majohe, Gongolamboto,Pugu Bombani and Ukonga is devastating. The loss of life and destruction of property are grave,and the economic losses shouldered on the residents and those living in the vicinity are heavy.

When cost of not doing is higher than cost of doing it…

It is undisputed that congestion is slowing down economic activities in the city without mercy, thus arresting production unnecessarily. How far has the problem been taken seriously to the tune of the city’s importance in the national economy? Garnering 60% of national tax revenue doesn’t mean anything? 

Is the law thrown out of the window?

While tax payers (citizens’) vehicles queue to pay and get on board of the Kigamboni ferry, public servants’ vehicles are often found to not pay and skip the queue.  But who has more privilege over the other? The tax payers or the public servant?

Nine Solutions to Ease Congestion in Dar es Salaam

Brief Report; Road blocks on Tanzania’s main truck routes

The cost of transport and logistics in Tanzania are high, making Tanzania uncompetitive in the global market and providing an obstacle for (agricultural) development, growth and poverty reduction...

It takes an average of 1 hour 21 minutes to drive 16km...

The business environment in Dar es Salaam is seriously affected by congestion and an apparent laxity in terms of city’s infrastructure improvement and expansion. As a consequence it is not uncommon for commuters to spent 2 hours or more to travel a distance as little as 16 kilometer. And this does not even include time spent waiting for those relying on public transport.

The Warehouse Receipt System [WRS] at a glance

They need government out of cashew business, Bwana Maulidi is a cashew farmer and chairperson of the primary society in Tandahimba. He says “In my understanding task force is the body that has been formed for their own benefit. The cashew is mine; they are forming the taskforce to do what?