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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

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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 - 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

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

event speakers

SADC VIP SPEAKERS

Hon Keoagalie-Atamelang
Hon. Keoagalie Atamelang
Botswana Deputy Minister of Transport & Infrastructure
botswana
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Hon. Frank Tayali
Minister of Transport and Logistics
zambia
Zambia
Minister of Transport and Logistics-Honourable Jorge Matlombe
Hon. Jorge Matlombe
Minister of Transport and Logistics
mozambique
Mozambique
hon_nekundi
Hon. Veikko Nekundi 
Ministry of Works and Transport
namibia
Namibia
Creecy-Barbara
Hon. Barbara Creecy
Minister of Transport South Africa
southafrica
South Africa
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
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure- Botswana-Noah Salakae
Hon. Noah Salakae
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
botswana
Botswana
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Hon. Felix T Mhona
Minister of Transport
zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Eswatini 3
Hon. Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe
Minister of Public Works and Transport
eswatini
Eswatini
Hon. Neo Matjato Moteane
Hon. Neo Matjato Moteane
Minister of Public Works and Transport
lesotho
Lesotho
Hon Jappie Mhango M.P..
Hon Jappie Mhango M.P
Minister of Transport and Public Works
malawi
Malawi
Hon Jean Pierre Bemba Gombo
Hon. Jean Pierre Bemba Gombo
Minister of Transport
DRC
DRC

KEY SPEAKERS

Saki
Saki Zamxaka
Acting Group CEO
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA)
Fabrizio Burro - Wabtec _ Director of Business and Project Management in the Digital Intelligence Division
Fabrizio Burro
Director of Business and Project Management in the Digital Intelligence Division
Wabtec
Dr. Peaceman Sopazi - RSR_ Eastern Region Technical Manager
Dr. Peaceman Sopazi
RSR
Eastern Region Technical Manager
reginald
Reginald Mokoena
Head: Strategic Business Development
Transnet Engineering
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
Khampepe Khitsane Rail Specialist
Khampepe Khitsane
Rail Specialist
Alex Pan - HollySys Senior Project Manager
Alex Pan
Senior Project Manager
HollySys
Takunda-Madanha
Takunda Madanha 
Head of Marketing – Chief Marketing & Business Development Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Dr. Allexon Chiwaya - Chief Executive Officer, Malawi Railways 1994 Limited
Dr. Allexon Chiwaya
Chief Executive Officer
Malawi Railways
Johny Smith - Grindrod Rail _ CEO
Johny Smith
CEO
Grindrod Rail
NRZ Acting General Manager is Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Acting General Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Chikondi-Nsusa
Chikondi Nsusa
Senior Programme Officer (SPO)
SADC
Desmond-Van-Jaarsveld
Desmond Van Jaarsveld
Chief Executive Officer
TransnNamib
Emmanuel-Ntshangase
Emmanuel Ntshangase
Grindrod
Rachad Nassar - Huawei _ Smart Transportation Business Unit
Rachad Nassar
Smart Transportation Business Unit
Huawei
Hon. Joshua Sacco - Zimbabwe Deputy Minister Of Transport & Infrastructure Development
Hon. Joshua Sacco
Zimbabwe Deputy Minister Of Transport & Infrastructure Development
Hannes
Prof. Hannes Gräbe
University of Pretoria
Bruno-Tandeo-Chingandu_edited_j
Eng. Bruno Tandeo Ching’andu
Chief Executive Officer
TAZARA - Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority
Howard_Rosen
Howard Rosen
Rail Working Group
OBE Elaine Clarke - Rail Forum CEO
OBE Elaine Clarke
CEO
Rail Forum
Tshepo Kgobe Gautrain CEO
Tshepo Kgobe
CEO
Gautrain
HishaamEmeran
Hishaam Emeran
Group CEO
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
Khumbulani Mabvura - BBR _ General Manager
Khumbulani Mabvura
General Manager
MasanjaKadogosa
Masanja Kungu Kadogosa
Chief Executive Officer
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Nicolas Gregoir - Lobito Atlantic Railway _ Chief Operation Officer
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operation Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway
Stepheson Ngubane - Railway Consultant
Stepheson Ngubane
Railway Consultant
Mabuza Shabalala - Pandrol SA Sales & Marketing Director
Mabuza Shabalala
Sales & Marketing Director
Pandrol South Africa
Mandisa
Mandisa Mondi
Acting Managing Executive Northeast Corridor
Transnet Freight Rail
Nomvuyo-Dludlu
Nomvuyo Dludlu
Director Business Development
Eswatini Railways
Hamzeh Adinehvand - Pandrol Business Development Manager
Hamzeh Adinehvand
Business Development Manager
Pandrol
Nicolas
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operating Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)
Nimon Zulu - Calabash Freight _ CEO & Chairman
Nimon Zulu
CEO & Chairman
Calabash Freight

2026 Exhibitors

Actom - SARA Rail Conference 2026
ALPHA
alven
amstedreelin
ANTT
aria
ARMSCOR
Barberry - SARA Rail conference
HollySys Rail
bfg
botswanarailways
Bryte Choice Africa
CFB
CFM-Angola
CFM
CHAKRADHAR-LLP
Composite Brake Components
ceeng
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
lucchini
MakeSure
Maziya group
angola-gov
Motseni
MultiGroup
Nacala
NRZ
nylocomp
pandrol
Parker Store
plasser
PPS
prasa
RSR
RelyCasting
SAFLog
Sisanda Agric
skf
surtees-engineering
surtees
swasap
Goldschmidt
Timken
trackview
transnet
transnetengineering
tfr
Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager
traxtion
unica
UNIPART - SARA Rail Conference
Vandhana
vanrail
vexila
voestalpine-VAE-SA-Pty-Ltd
Vogelsang
Voith
wabtec
Wekaba
WSP
XshineMo
YNF-eng
ZRL

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