Daladala
In Tanzania, the term Daladala (also in the spelling Dala-Dala , Dalladalla and Dalla-Dalla ) means mostly medium-weight trucks ( Isuzu or Tata ), minibuses or pickups that are used in local passenger transport. The privately operated Daladalas run without a timetable on fixed numbered routes and leave at the starting point as soon as they are fully occupied. As there are no state bus companies, they are the standard form of mass transit on the islands of Unguja and Pemba . The passengers sit close together. However, due to increased police controls, excessive overfilling of vehicles is hardly common these days.
The name Daladala is probably derived from the Maria Theresa thaler, which was previously used as a currency unit in large areas of East Africa. The “conductor” of a Daladala knocks on the body with a coin to signal the driver to stop or start.