Frustration as drivers’ strike grips Tanzania

Passengers stranded across Tanzania as bus drivers go on strike
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DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Bus drivers across Tanzania on Friday went on strike, bringing the east African nation to a standstill as tens of hundreds of passengers were stranded at bus stations. Passengers who were expected to travel from the ...
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Darcoboa, upcountry drivers strike.
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The Dar es Salaam Commuter and upcountry bus drivers have threatened to strike today to pressure the government to change its new procedure of acquiring a driving licenses. The existing procedure should be retained because the proposed one is ...

Drivers threaten fresh strike
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TANZANIA Driver's Association has called on the government to immediately announce publicly the steps so far taken on reviewing the contracts, working conditions and other grievances as it was earlier promised. Short of this, the drivers will stage a ...

Commuter bus drivers in Musoma Municipal are on strike in protest to the municipal's decision to introduce a new tax, of Sh25, 000

For nine hours last Friday, the country was held to ransom after drivers of passenger vehicles decided to down their tools. They were protesting a number of issues, including lack of formal contracts from vehicle owners as well as a demand imposed by national Institute of transport (NIT) that they should undergo training each time they want to renew their driving licences.

Commuter bus drivers strike in Mwanza
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COMMUTERS in Mwanza who ply the Igoma, Kitangiri and Airport route were stranded for seven hours as commuter bus drivers went on strike, allegedly after having been evicted from their parking lot. Commuters and bus drivers hold opposing opinions on ...

Passenger bus drivers abandon strike
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EMPLOYMENT contracts topped the items of the agenda as Labour and Employment Minister Gaudentia Kabaka met upcountry and bus drivers on Thursday and they agreed to halt their earlier planned strike. The minister also promised to convene the early ...

>So many were forced to walk to their workplaces while others turned to the  motorcycle and three-wheeled motorcycle taxis popularly known “bodaboda” and “bajaj” respectively in the wake of a countrywide drivers’ strike.

Some Dar es Salaam residents will remember the just-ended bus drivers’ strike as a drama that sent the cost of commuting within the city up by as much as 500 per cent.