Bodaboda operators zoom past vehicles stuck in a traffic jam in Dar es Salaam. Motorcycle taxis save economies millions daily by expediting the movement of people and goods in Africa’s cities normally bogged down by traffic jams and poor roads. PHOTOS | FILE
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT: It’s true they’re fuelling crime and causing deaths, but a new study says ‘bodabodas’ are boosting economies
Hate them or love them, but a study by the World Bank says bodabodas are here to stay at least for some years to come in sub- Saharan Africa, thanks to the fragile public transport and poor infrastructure
