SARA 30 Year Anniversary
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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

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

event speakers

SADC VIP SPEAKERS

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

KEY SPEAKERS

Howard_Rosen
Howard Rosen
Rail Working Group
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
Nicolas
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operating Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)
Desmond-Van-Jaarsveld
Desmond Van Jaarsveld
Chief Executive Officer
TransnNamib
Ben Ainsley - UK Deputy Trade Commissioner Africa
Ben Ainsley
Deputy Commissioner Africa
UK Trade
Kgotso Radira - GGDA _Senior Manager - Macro Business Intelligence
Kgotso Radira
Senior Manager - Macro Business Intelligence
GGDA
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
Wes Kruger - Traxtion _ Commercial Director
Wes Kruger
Commercial Director
Traxtion
Emmanuel-Ntshangase
Emmanuel Ntshangase
Grindrod
Anand Moodliar Barberry Group CEO
Anand Moodliar
CEO
Barberry Group
Nomvuyo-Dludlu
Nomvuyo Dludlu
Director Business Development
Eswatini Railways
Mandisa
Mandisa Mondi
Acting Managing Executive Northeast Corridor
Transnet Freight Rail
Pulane Kingston - VAE CEO
Pulane Tshabalala Kingston 
Chief Executive Officer
voestalpine VAE SA
NRZ Acting General Manager is Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Acting General Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Hannes
Prof. Hannes Gräbe
University of Pretoria
Richard Aaroe - NGRT CEO & Chairman
Richard Aaroe
Chief Executive Officer
Next Generation Rail Technologies
MmusoSelaledi
Mmuso Selaledi
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Rail Safety Regulator (RSR)
Stepheson Ngubane - Railway Consultant
Stepheson Ngubane
Railway Consultant
Khampepe Khitsane Rail Specialist
Khampepe Khitsane
Rail Specialist
Khumbulani Mabvura - BBR _ General Manager
Khumbulani Mabvura
General Manager
DaviesPwele
Davies Pwele
Head of Coverage, SADC Region
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
reginald
Reginald Mokoena
Head: Strategic Business Development
Transnet Engineering
Senzige Kisenge - Tanzania Railways Corporation _ Director ICT
Senzige Kisenge
Director ICT
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Acting Managing Director
Zambia Railways Limited
MasanjaKadogosa
Masanja Kungu Kadogosa
Chief Executive Officer
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Jacob Chionyere - NRZ _ Chief Strategy & Planning Manager
Jacob Chionyere
Chief Strategy & Planning Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
PortiaDube
Portia Gumbo Dube
Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd (ECIC)
Takunda-Madanha
Takunda Madanha 
Head of Marketing – Chief Marketing & Business Development Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Geoffrey Magwede - Malawi Railways _ CEO
Geoffrey Magwede
CEO
Malawi Railways
Tshepo Kgobe Gautrain CEO
Tshepo Kgobe
CEO
Gautrain
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Nixon Dlamini
Chief Executive Officer
Eswatini Railways
Nicolas Gregoir - Lobito Atlantic Railway _ Chief Operation Officer
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operation Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway

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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