Cambridge IELTS 21 – Test 3, Passage 2: The problems of getting around the city of Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam—Tanzania’s vibrant port city—is one of Africa’s fastest-growing urban centers. Its population boom, with half a million people arriving each year, has severely crippled its outdated colonial-era transport infrastructure. Facing the prospect of becoming a megacity of tens of millions, Dar es Salaam has pioneered a more practical and economical solution instead of pursuing expensive metro projects: the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system (DART). The reading passage The problems of getting around the city of Dar es Salaam (Cambridge IELTS 21 – Test 3, Passage 2) offers a multifaceted perspective on the challenges of urban planning, the breakthroughs, and the operational hurdles of public transport in Africa.

Falling under the theme of Urban Planning & Public Transport, Passage 2 from Test 3 assesses candidates with two core question types: True/False/Not Given and Note Completion. The detailed analysis, full text translation, and core academic vocabulary provided below will help you fully master this reading passage.

1. Reading Passage

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