Originally, the scheme was to be extended to vans and minibuses next year.
Together they now operate eight different minibuses, and have expanded the business from buses to executive taxis as well.
Lima has one of the worst public-transport systems among Latin American capitals, featuring tens of thousands of privately owned minibuses.
About 5% of vehicles in South Africa are minibuses, but they are involved in 10% of South Africa's fatal crashes.
Private commuter minibuses, known as "daladalas", are the main mode of transport in Dar es Salaam, one of the world's fastest-growing cities.
All minibuses and coaches carrying groups of three or more children aged between three and 15 years must be fitted with seatbelts.
Much of the fleet consists of minibuses, some imported second-hand from Japan.
"Some will go by taxis and some use minibuses but the vehicle chosen is appropriate to the needs of the area, " he said.
Thawra Street is a hub for the capital's ubiquitous public-transport minibuses.
The main villains on these roads are usually the yellow minibuses, known as danfos, which can switch lanes in a split-second, sending nearby vehicles screeching to avoid them.
Dhaka's Daily Star newspaper reports that the group hired at least 3, 000 vehicles, including buses, lorries and minibuses to bring demonstrators into the capital, while others travelled there by train.
Dhaka's Daily Star newspaper reported that the group had hired at least 3, 000 vehicles, including buses, lorries and minibuses, to bring demonstrators into the capital, while others travelled there by train.
More recently, a strange bandit sect called Mungiki has been terrorising people in the northern hinterland of Nairobi, forcing protection money out of drivers of matatus (minibuses) and killing those who refuse.
It is a horrific statistic that hints at - among many factors - the widening wealth gap in a country where the poor are so often obliged to squeeze into speeding and over-crowded minibuses for long commutes.
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