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Africa’s only railway event

hosted by Railway Operators from Africa

20 - 23 0CTOBER 2026

SANDTON CONVENTION

Reimagining Rail Infrastructure: Unlocking Investment, Industrialisation, Capacity, and Enhanced Connectivity Across Africa

2025 Conference Presentation
2025 Conference Gallery

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.

2025 Conference Programme
Conference

20 - 23 October 2026

SARA Rail Conference 2025
Exhibition

20 - 23 October 2026

SARA Rail Conference 2025
Gala Dinner

20 October 2026

SARA Golf Day

23 October 2026

SARA Golf Day 2025

PARTICIPATING AFRICAN RAILWAY OPERATORS

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

event speakers

SADC VIP SPEAKERS

Hon. Jacob Hara MP Minister of Transport and Public Works
Hon. Jacob Hara
Minister of Transport and Public Works
malawi
Malawi
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Hon. Felix T Mhona
Minister of Transport
zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Hon Jean Pierre Bemba Gombo
Hon. Jean Pierre Bemba Gombo
Minister of Transport
DRC
DRC
Hon. Keoagalie Atamelang - Botswana Deputy Minister of Transport & Infrastructure
Hon. Keoagalie Atamelang
Botswana Deputy Minister of Transport & Infrastructure
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Hon. Frank Tayali
Minister of Transport and Logistics
zambia
Zambia
Eswatini 3
Hon. Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe
Minister of Public Works and Transport
eswatini
Eswatini
Minister of Transport and Logistics-Honourable Jorge Matlombe
Hon. Jorge Matlombe
Minister of Transport and Logistics
mozambique
Mozambique
Creecy-Barbara
Hon. Barbara Creecy
Minister of Transport South Africa
southafrica
South Africa
Hon. Neo Matjato Moteane
Hon. Neo Matjato Moteane
Minister of Public Works and Transport
lesotho
Lesotho
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Hon. Veikko Nekundi 
Ministry of Works and Transport
namibia
Namibia
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure- Botswana-Noah Salakae
Hon. Noah Salakae
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
botswana
Botswana
MakameMbarawa
Hon. Prof. Makame Mbarawa
Minister of Transport
tanzania
Tanzania
Ricardo Daniel Sandão Queirós Viegas D' Abreu
Hon. Ricardo Daniel Sandão Queirós Viegas D’Abreu
Minister of Transport
angola
Angola

KEY SPEAKERS

Emmanuel-Ntshangase
Emmanuel Ntshangase
Grindrod
Rachad Nassar - Huawei _ Smart Transportation Business Unit
Rachad Nassar
Smart Transportation Business Unit
Huawei
Nicolas Gregoir - Lobito Atlantic Railway _ Chief Operation Officer
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operation Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
DaviesPwele
Davies Pwele
Head of Coverage, SADC Region
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
MmusoSelaledi
Mmuso Selaledi
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Rail Safety Regulator (RSR)
Hamzeh Adinehvand - Pandrol Business Development Manager
Hamzeh Adinehvand
Business Development Manager
Pandrol
Khampepe Khitsane Rail Specialist
Khampepe Khitsane
Rail Specialist
MasanjaKadogosa
Masanja Kungu Kadogosa
Chief Executive Officer
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Tshwanelo Tswai - Transnet Engineering _ General Manager
Tshwanelo Tswai
General Manager
Transnet Engineering
Chikondi-Nsusa
Chikondi Nsusa
Senior Programme Officer (SPO)
SADC
Nicolas
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operating Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)
NRZ Acting General Manager is Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Acting General Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Nimon Zulu - Calabash Freight _ CEO & Chairman
Nimon Zulu
CEO & Chairman
Calabash Freight
Tshepo Kgobe Gautrain CEO
Tshepo Kgobe
CEO
Gautrain
Mandisa
Mandisa Mondi
Acting Managing Executive Northeast Corridor
Transnet Freight Rail
Dr. Peaceman Sopazi - RSR_ Eastern Region Technical Manager
Dr. Peaceman Sopazi
RSR
Eastern Region Technical Manager
Stepheson Ngubane - Railway Consultant
Stepheson Ngubane
Railway Consultant
Hannes
Prof. Hannes Gräbe
University of Pretoria
Nomvuyo-Dludlu
Nomvuyo Dludlu
Director Business Development
Eswatini Railways
Hon. Joshua Sacco - Zimbabwe Deputy Minister Of Transport & Infrastructure Development
Hon. Joshua Sacco
Zimbabwe Deputy Minister Of Transport & Infrastructure Development
Pulane Kingston - VAE CEO
Pulane Tshabalala Kingston 
Chief Executive Officer
voestalpine VAE SA
Bruno-Tandeo-Chingandu_edited_j
Eng. Bruno Tandeo Ching’andu
Chief Executive Officer
TAZARA - Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority
Saki
Saki Zamxaka
Acting Group CEO
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA)
HishaamEmeran
Hishaam Emeran
Group CEO
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
Howard_Rosen
Howard Rosen
Rail Working Group
Khumbulani Mabvura - BBR _ General Manager
Khumbulani Mabvura
General Manager
Staff Sithole - Gibela Non-Executive Director
Staff Sithole
Non-Executive Director
Gibela
Eswatini_Railways_has_a_new_CEO_edited_j
Nixon Dlamini
Chief Executive Officer
Eswatini Railways
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Acting Managing Director
Zambia Railways Limited
Sir Stuart Ntlathi - BRICS Ambassador South Africa
Sir Stuart Ntlathi
Ambassador South Africa
BRICS
OBE Elaine Clarke - Rail Forum CEO
OBE Elaine Clarke
CEO
Rail Forum

2025 Exhibitors

ABB
actom
AJM Engineering
ALPHA
alven
amstedreelin
ANTT
aria
ARMSCOR
barberry
HollySys Rail
bfg
botswanarailways
Bryte Choice Africa
CFB
CFM-Angola
CFM
CHAKRADHAR-LLP
Colossal-Final-Logo
Composite Brake Components
DBSA
deamac
emsi
Eswatini
Etion Create
ECIC
galison
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency
Gautrain
Gibela
global
GPT-GROUP
grindrod
Heavy-Lift
Hexagon Nextsense
HUAWEI
Khoi Tech
KNORR-BREMSE
Linsinger
lucchini
matrix PNG logo[1]
Maziya group
millennium-core
angola-gov
Motseni
MultiGroup
Nacala
Naledi Ringrollers (Pty) Ltd
NRZ
ngrt
nylocomp
pandrol
Parker Store
plasser
prasa
RSR
RelyCasting
Retesp
SAFLog
SANAS
SMH Rail
surtees-engineering
surtees
swasap
TRC
TECH4IR
Goldschmidt
Timken
trackview
transnet
transnetengineering
tfr
Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager
traxtion
uk-trade-ireland
UNIPART
vanrail
voestalpine-VAE-SA-Pty-Ltd
wabtec
XshineMo
YNF-eng
Zak
ZRL

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