Dar es Salaam. Once an uncommon sight, women working as bus attendants on Tanzania’s long-distance routes are fast becoming a normal part of the public transport landscape, thanks to supportive regulation, improved training and rising competition.
According to the Land Transport Regulatory Authority (Latra), a total of 1,146 attendants have been registered since mandatory certification was introduced in June 2023. Of these, 704 are women and 442 are men, a remarkable reversal in a sector that was long male-dominated.
