SARA 30 Year Anniversary

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hosted by Railway Operators from Africa

Reimagining Rail: Unlocking Investment and Industrialization Growth & Connectivity Across Africa

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2026 Conference Programme

SARA Conference & Exhibition 2026

SARA invites strategic stakeholders, Government, companies, customers, suppliers and captains of industry to attend its 15th Rail Conference and Exhibition that will be held on the 20– 23 October 2026 at Sandton Convention Centre in Sandton, South Africa.

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Conference

20 - 22 October 2026

Exhibition

20 - 22 October 2026

Gala Dinner

20 October 2026

SARA Golf Day

23 October 2026

PARTICIPATING AFRICAN RAILWAY OPERATORS

prasa
ZRL
BBR
CFB
MALAWI94
CFM
tfr
NRZ
TRC
Eswatini
transnamib
Nacala
CFL
CFM-Angola
botswanarailways
TAZARA
SNCC

event speakers

SADC VIP SPEAKERS

Minister of Transport and Logistics-Honourable Jorge Matlombe
Hon. Jorge Matlombe
Minister of Transport and Logistics
mozambique
Mozambique
Eswatini 3
Hon. Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe
Minister of Public Works and Transport
eswatini
Eswatini
Hon Keoagalie-Atamelang
Hon. Keoagalie Atamelang
Botswana Deputy Minister of Transport & Infrastructure
botswana
Hon. Joshua Sacco
Hon. Joshua Sacco
Zimbabwe Deputy Minister Of Transport & Infrastructure Development
zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Creecy-Barbara
Hon. Barbara Creecy
Minister of Transport South Africa
southafrica
South Africa
Hon Jappie Mhango M.P..
Hon. Jappie Mhango M.P
Minister of Transport and Public Works
malawi
Malawi

KEY SPEAKERS

Senzige Kisenge - Tanzania Railways Corporation _ Director ICT
Senzige Kisenge
Director ICT
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Reesh Naidoo
Reesh Naidoo
Executive Director
Amsted Reelin
Okitanye Gaogane
Okitanye Gaogane
Caretaker General Manager
Botswana Railways
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Acting Managing Director
Zambia Railways Limited
Eswatini_Railways_has_a_new_CEO_edited_j
Nixon Dlamini
Chief Executive Officer
Eswatini Railways
Jacob Chionyere - NRZ _ Chief Strategy & Planning Manager
Jacob Chionyere
Chief Strategy & Planning Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Sir Stuart Ntlathi - BRICS Ambassador South Africa
Sir Stuart Ntlathi
Ambassador South Africa
BRICS
Dr. Allexon Chiwaya - Chief Executive Officer, Malawi Railways 1994 Limited
Dr. Allexon Chiwaya
Chief Executive Officer
Malawi Railways
Juan Bruyns
Juan Bruyns
Senior Development Engineer
Actom
Frédéric Delcroix
Frédéric Delcroix
ATW Technical Manager
Pandrol S.A
Denilson Francisco
Denilson Francisco
Director of Equity Investments
COPIA Group of Companies S.A
Srinivas Mantrala
Srinivas Mantrala
Executive Manager of Fixed Infrastructure & Projects
Nacala Logistics
B. P. Awasthi
B. P. Awasthi
Head & COO
Nacala Logistics
Kendall Swartz
Kendall Swartz
Executive: Commercial & Marketing
TransNamib
Emmanuel-Ntshangase
Emmanuel Ntshangase
Grindrod
Ravi Nair
Ravi Nair
Chief Executive Officer
Outsidelogistics
HishaamEmeran
Hishaam Emeran
Group CEO
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
Howard_Rosen
Howard Rosen
Rail Working Group
James Holleys
James Holleys
CEO
Traxtion
Nimon Zulu - Calabash Freight _ CEO & Chairman
Nimon Zulu
CEO & Chairman
Calabash Freight
Katarina Wising
Katarina Wising
Head of Railways Europe and Africa
SKF S.A
Kristian Schmidt
Kristian Schmidt
EU Ambassador, South Africa
European Union
Bruno-Tandeo-Chingandu_edited_j
Eng. Bruno Tandeo Ching’andu
Chief Executive Officer
TAZARA - Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority
Mwendabai Mwalusi-Bulaya
Mwendabai Mwalusi-Bulaya
Acting Managing Director
Zambia Railways Limited
Anand Moodliar Barberry Group CEO
Anand Moodliar
CEO
Barberry Group
Hannes
Prof. Hannes Gräbe
University of Pretoria
Tshwanelo Tswai - Transnet Engineering _ General Manager
Tshwanelo Tswai
General Manager
Transnet Engineering
Nosizwe Nokwe
Nosizwe Nokwe-Macamo
Board Chairperson
PRASA
António Manuel Cabral, CEO of the Benguela Railway (CFB)
António Manuel Cabral
Chairman
Benguela Railway
Nomvuyo-Dludlu
Nomvuyo Dludlu
Director Business Development
Eswatini Railways
Andrew Thorburn
Andrew Thorburn
CEO
Galison
IMG-20261014-WA0029
Bessie Mabunda
Chief Executive
Transnet Engineering

2026 Exhibitors

Actom - SARA Rail Conference 2026
AIR QUICK
ALPHA
Amsted Reelin
ANTT
aria
ARMSCOR
Barberry Group
HollySys Rail
bfg
botswanarailways
Bryte Choice Africa
CADF
CFB
CFM-Angola
CFM
Chakradhar Industries LLP
COLOMBUS STAINLESS-
Composite Brake Components
Compressor n Engine
COR Tech
DBSA
deamac
emsi
Eswatini
Etion Create
ECIC
galison
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency
Gautrain
Gear-Rail
Gibela
GPT-GROUP
grindrod
Heavy-Lift
Hexagon Nextsense
HUAWEI
Hydraulic n Engineering
HYT
Khoi-Tech
LCV Nkedi
lucchini
MakeSure
Maziya group
angola-gov
Motseni
MultiGroup
Nacala
NRZ
nylocomp
pandrol
Parker Store
plasser
PPS
prasa
RSR
SAFLog
Sisanda Agric
SKF SOUTH AFRICA PTY LTD
Stimela Rail
surtees-engineering
surtees
swasap
Goldschmidt
Timken
trackview
transnet
transnetengineering
tfr
Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager
traxtion
unica
UNIPART - SARA Rail Conference
Vandhana
vanrail
vexila
Vogelsang GmbH & Co. KG
Voith Group
Wabtec
Wekaba
WSP
XshineMo
YNF-eng
Zambia Lobito Railway
ZRL

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