Tanzania, April 3 -- Dar es Salaam. The Land Transport Regulatory Authority (Latra), in collaboration with the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), is set to introduce e-ticketing for commuter buses, popularly known as daladalas, in an effort to promote cashless transactions.

Latra road transport director Johansen Kahatano told The Citizen that the two entities are in the preliminary stages of setting up a system that will later be connected to the bus rapid transit (BRT) systems.

"Once the new platform is up and running, daladalas will be integrated with the BRT system, allowing commuters to use smart cards on both daladalas and BRT buses," he said.

The move is meant to enhance efficiency, improve operations, prevent commuters from being...