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Africa’s only railway event

hosted by Railway Operators from Africa

20 - 23 0CTOBER 2026

SANDTON CONVENTION CENTRE

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 - 22 October 2026

SARA Rail Conference 2025
Exhibition

20 - 22 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

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

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
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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 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
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
Creecy-Barbara
Hon. Barbara Creecy
Minister of Transport South Africa
southafrica
South Africa
Ricardo Daniel Sandão Queirós Viegas D' Abreu
Hon. Ricardo Daniel Sandão Queirós Viegas D’Abreu
Minister of Transport
angola
Angola
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
MakameMbarawa
Hon. Prof. Makame Mbarawa
Minister of Transport
tanzania
Tanzania

KEY SPEAKERS

Sir Stuart Ntlathi - BRICS Ambassador South Africa
Sir Stuart Ntlathi
Ambassador South Africa
BRICS
Alex Pan - HollySys Senior Project Manager
Alex Pan
Senior Project Manager
HollySys
Mabuza Shabalala - Pandrol SA Sales & Marketing Director
Mabuza Shabalala
Sales & Marketing Director
Pandrol South Africa
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Acting Managing Director
Zambia Railways Limited
Kgotso Radira - GGDA _Senior Manager - Macro Business Intelligence
Kgotso Radira
Senior Manager - Macro Business Intelligence
GGDA
Mandisa
Mandisa Mondi
Acting Managing Executive Northeast Corridor
Transnet Freight Rail
Hannes
Prof. Hannes Gräbe
University of Pretoria
Jacob Chionyere - NRZ _ Chief Strategy & Planning Manager
Jacob Chionyere
Chief Strategy & Planning Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
MmusoSelaledi
Mmuso Selaledi
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Rail Safety Regulator (RSR)
Bruno-Tandeo-Chingandu_edited_j
Eng. Bruno Tandeo Ching’andu
Chief Executive Officer
TAZARA - Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority
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
PortiaDube
Portia Gumbo Dube
Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd (ECIC)
Nicolas
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operating Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)
Nimon Zulu - Calabash Freight _ CEO & Chairman
Nimon Zulu
CEO & Chairman
Calabash Freight
Senzige Kisenge - Tanzania Railways Corporation _ Director ICT
Senzige Kisenge
Director ICT
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Dr. Peaceman Sopazi - RSR_ Eastern Region Technical Manager
Dr. Peaceman Sopazi
RSR
Eastern Region Technical Manager
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
Nomvuyo-Dludlu
Nomvuyo Dludlu
Director Business Development
Eswatini Railways
reginald
Reginald Mokoena
Head: Strategic Business Development
Transnet Engineering
Wes Kruger - Traxtion _ Commercial Director
Wes Kruger
Commercial Director
Traxtion
Tshepo Kgobe Gautrain CEO
Tshepo Kgobe
CEO
Gautrain
Pulane Kingston - VAE CEO
Pulane Tshabalala Kingston 
Chief Executive Officer
voestalpine VAE SA
Takunda-Madanha
Takunda Madanha 
Head of Marketing – Chief Marketing & Business Development Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Chikondi-Nsusa
Chikondi Nsusa
Senior Programme Officer (SPO)
SADC
Nicolas Gregoir - Lobito Atlantic Railway _ Chief Operation Officer
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operation Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway
Saki
Saki Zamxaka
Acting Group CEO
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA)
Tshwanelo Tswai - Transnet Engineering _ General Manager
Tshwanelo Tswai
General Manager
Transnet Engineering
Reggie-Boqo---Gibela-_-CEO
Reggie Boqo
CEO
Gibela
Stepheson Ngubane - Railway Consultant
Stepheson Ngubane
Railway Consultant
DaviesPwele
Davies Pwele
Head of Coverage, SADC Region
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Howard_Rosen
Howard Rosen
Rail Working Group

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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