Africa’s only railway event

hosted by Railway Operators from Africa

Transporting Africa Forward: Accelerating rail growth to boost mobility and economic opportunity across Africa

SARA Conference & Exhibition 2025

SARA invites strategic stakeholders, Government, companies, customers, suppliers and captains of industry to attend its 14th Rail Conference and Exhibition that will be held on the 26 – 29 August 2025.

26 - 29 August 2025

Gala Dinner

26 August 2025

29 August 2025

PARTICIPATING AFRICAN RAILWAY OPERATORS

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

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
Marc-Ekila-Likombo
Hon. Marc Ekila Likombo
Minister of Transport
DRC
DRC
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Hon. Frank Tayali
Minister of Transport and Logistics
zambia
Zambia
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
Eswatini 3
Hon. Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe
Minister of Public Works and Transport
eswatini
Eswatini
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Hon. Felix T Mhona
Minister of Transport
zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Hon John Mutorwa - NAMIBIA
Hon. John Mutorwa
Ministry of Works and Transport
namibia
Namibia
MAGALA
Hon. Mateus Magala
Minister of Transport and Communications
mozambique
Mozambique
Molale
Hon. Eric Molale
Minister of Transport and Public Works
botswana
Botswana
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Hon. Lebohang Monaheng
Ministry of Public Works and Transport
lesotho
Lesotho
Creecy-Barbara
Hon. Barbara Creecy
Minister of Transport South Africa
southafrica
South Africa

KEY SPEAKERS 2024

HishaamEmeran
Hishaam Emeran
Group CEO
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
Jacob-Chionyere
Jacob Chionyere
Chief Strategy & Planning
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Habibu-Suluo-2
Habibu Suluo
Director General
Land Transport Regulatory Authority - LATRA
JohnySmith
Johny Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Grindrod Rail
Nelson
Nelson Malefane 
Acting PRASA Rail-CEO
PRASA
Dean-Lincoln
Dean Lincoln
Managing Director
Pandrol South Africa
Manuel-Antonio-Kanda-Kanda
Dr. Manuel António Kanda Kanda
CFL (Luanda)
Raymond-Shoniwa---Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Railways
Raymond Shoniwa
General Manager
Beitbridge Bulawayo Railways
EMMANUEL-HACHIPUKA
Emmanuel Hachipuka
Board Chairperson
Zambia Railways Limited
nina
Nina Yose
Head Infrastructure
IDC
Conductor-Paul-Masena
Conductor Paul Masena
General Manager
Botswana Railways
Takunda-Madanha
Takunda Madanha 
Head of Marketing – Chief Marketing & Business Development Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Acting Managing Director
Zambia Railways Limited
Mabuza
Mabuza Shabalala
Sales & Marketing Director
Pandrol South Africa
athi
Athanacious Sebolla Makgamatha
General Manager Signalling and Telecommunications
PRASA
reginald
Reginald Mokoena
Head: Strategic Business Development
Transnet Engineering
Desmond-Van-Jaarsveld
Desmond Van Jaarsveld
Chief Executive Officer
TransnNamib
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
Nicolas
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operating Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)
MasanjaKadogosa
Masanja Kungu Kadogosa
Chief Executive Officer
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Hannes
Prof. Hannes Gräbe
University of Pretoria
Eng. Joster Imbuchi Onyango
Eng. Joster Imbuchi Onyango
African Union Comission
PatrickMoodley
Patrick Moodley
CEO
Siemens Mobility South Africa
Fazile
Fezile Dantile
Managing Director
Plasser South Africa
Ivan
Ivan Bekker
Business Development for Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility
Emmanuel-Ntshangase
Emmanuel Ntshangase
Grindrod
Pulane
 Pulane Tshabalala Kingston 
Chief Executive Officer
voestalpine VAE SA
Rudzani
Rudzani Ligege
Transnet Freight Rail
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Respina Zinyanduko
General Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
DaviesPwele
Davies Pwele
Head of Coverage, SADC Region
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
PortiaDube
Portia Gumbo Dube
Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd (ECIC)
Chikondi-Nsusa
Chikondi Nsusa
Senior Programme Officer (SPO)
SADC

Exhibitors 2024

actom
ARTS
Africast
AJMengineering
amstedreelin
ANTT
ARCCLA
aria
ARMSCOR
barberry
HollySys Rail
bfg
Bonani
botswanarailways
Bryte Choice Africa
CFB
CFM-Angola
CFL
chakradhar
Composite Brake Components
DBSA
dti
emsi
Eswatini
Etion Create
ECIC
galison
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency
Gautrain
Gibela
grindrod
huawei
IDC
imfuyo
IUM
lucchini
Maziya group
millenium
angola-gov
Modular Tank Solutions
Motseni
MultiGroup
Nacala
NRZ
ngrt
nylocomp
pandrol
pindulo
plasser
prasa
RSR
RA-RailwaysAFricaMag-logo
RelyCasting
SAFLog
SANAS
siemens
SMH Rail
SNCC
surtees-engineering
surtees
swasap
TAZARA
Thelo-logo
Timken
trackview
transnet
transnet-academy
transnetengineering
tfr
traxtion
Tsakane
uk-trade-ireland
UNIPART
vanrail
Railway Systems by voestalpine
wabtec
WWMS
ZRL

SARA LEADERSHIP

Babe-Botana

Mr. Babe Botana

Executive Director
HishaamEmeran

Mr. Hishaam Emeran

SARA President
Group CEO, PRASA
Nixon Dlamini

Mr. Nixon Dlamini

SARA Vice President
Chief Executive Officer,
Eswatini Railways