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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

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

event speakers

SADC VIP SPEAKERS

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

KEY SPEAKERS

Dr. Peaceman Sopazi - RSR_ Eastern Region Technical Manager
Dr. Peaceman Sopazi
RSR
Eastern Region Technical Manager
OBE Elaine Clarke - Rail Forum CEO
OBE Elaine Clarke
CEO
Rail Forum
Anand Moodliar Barberry Group CEO
Anand Moodliar
CEO
Barberry Group
reginald
Reginald Mokoena
Head: Strategic Business Development
Transnet Engineering
Wes Kruger - Traxtion _ Commercial Director
Wes Kruger
Commercial Director
Traxtion
Reggie-Boqo---Gibela-_-CEO
Reggie Boqo
CEO
Gibela
Kgotso Radira - GGDA _Senior Manager - Macro Business Intelligence
Kgotso Radira
Senior Manager - Macro Business Intelligence
GGDA
MmusoSelaledi
Mmuso Selaledi
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Rail Safety Regulator (RSR)
Howard_Rosen
Howard Rosen
Rail Working Group
Nomvuyo-Dludlu
Nomvuyo Dludlu
Director Business Development
Eswatini Railways
Nicolas Gregoir - Lobito Atlantic Railway _ Chief Operation Officer
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operation Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
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
Khumbulani Mabvura - BBR _ General Manager
Khumbulani Mabvura
General Manager
Saki
Saki Zamxaka
Acting Group CEO
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA)
DaviesPwele
Davies Pwele
Head of Coverage, SADC Region
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
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
Stepheson Ngubane - Railway Consultant
Stepheson Ngubane
Railway Consultant
Chikondi-Nsusa
Chikondi Nsusa
Senior Programme Officer (SPO)
SADC
Emmanuel-Ntshangase
Emmanuel Ntshangase
Grindrod
Dr. Allexon Chiwaya - Chief Executive Officer, Malawi Railways 1994 Limited
Dr. Allexon Chiwaya
Chief Executive Officer
Malawi Railways
HishaamEmeran
Hishaam Emeran
Group CEO
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
Moses Nyoni - LATRA _ Safety Officer
Moses Nyoni
Safety Officer
LATRA
PortiaDube
Portia Gumbo Dube
Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd (ECIC)
Hannes
Prof. Hannes Gräbe
University of Pretoria
Rachad Nassar - Huawei _ Smart Transportation Business Unit
Rachad Nassar
Smart Transportation Business Unit
Huawei
Senzige Kisenge - Tanzania Railways Corporation _ Director ICT
Senzige Kisenge
Director ICT
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Alex Pan - HollySys Senior Project Manager
Alex Pan
Senior Project Manager
HollySys
Pulane Kingston - VAE CEO
Pulane Tshabalala Kingston 
Chief Executive Officer
voestalpine VAE SA
Ben Ainsley - UK Deputy Trade Commissioner Africa
Ben Ainsley
Deputy Commissioner Africa
UK Trade
Johny Smith - Grindrod Rail _ CEO
Johny Smith
CEO
Grindrod Rail

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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