Dar es Salaam. It is no longer unusual for lorry drivers to spend a week or more waiting to cross the Tanzania–Zambia border at Tunduma in Songwe Region, thanks to severe congestion caused by a narrow road network and what they describe as laxity among some officials operating at the border.
While long waiting times are one challenge, the harsh living conditions drivers endure during the days spent at the border paint a grim picture of life on the road.
