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 at Sandton Convention Centre.

26 - 29 August 2025

26 - 29 August 2025

26 August 2025

29 August 2025 Royal Johannesburg Golf Course

PARTICIPATING AFRICAN RAILWAY OPERATORS

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

event speakers

SADC VIP SPEAKERS

Ricardo Daniel Sandão Queirós Viegas D' Abreu
Hon. Ricardo Daniel Sandão Queirós Viegas D’Abreu
Minister of Transport
angola
Angola
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Hon. Veikko Nekundi 
Ministry of Works and Transport
namibia
Namibia
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Hon. Felix T Mhona
Minister of Transport
zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Creecy-Barbara
Hon. Barbara Creecy
Minister of Transport South Africa
southafrica
South Africa
Minister of Transport and Logistics-Honourable Jorge Matlombe
Hon. Jorge Matlombe
Minister of Transport and Logistics
mozambique
Mozambique
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Hon. Lebohang Monaheng
Ministry of Public Works and Transport
lesotho
Lesotho
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
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure- Botswana-Noah Salakae
Hon. Noah Salakae
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
botswana
Botswana
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Hon. Frank Tayali
Minister of Transport and Logistics
zambia
Zambia
MakameMbarawa
Hon. Prof. Makame Mbarawa
Minister of Transport
tanzania
Tanzania
Eswatini 3
Hon. Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe
Minister of Public Works and Transport
eswatini
Eswatini

KEY SPEAKERS 2024

PortiaDube
Portia Gumbo Dube
Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd (ECIC)
Nelson
Nelson Malefane 
Acting PRASA Rail-CEO
PRASA
MasanjaKadogosa
Masanja Kungu Kadogosa
Chief Executive Officer
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Eng. Joster Imbuchi Onyango
Eng. Joster Imbuchi Onyango
African Union Comission
Raymond-Shoniwa---Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Railways
Raymond Shoniwa
General Manager
Beitbridge Bulawayo Railways
Antonio Manuel Cabral_edited
Antonio Manuel Cabral
Chief Executive Officer
Caminho De Ferro De Benguela
Ivan
Ivan Bekker
Business Development for Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility
Emmanuel-Ntshangase
Emmanuel Ntshangase
Grindrod
Saki
Saki Zamxaka
Acting Group CEO
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA)
Mabuza
Mabuza Shabalala
Sales & Marketing Director
Pandrol South Africa
Howard_Rosen
Howard Rosen
Rail Working Group
DaviesPwele
Davies Pwele
Head of Coverage, SADC Region
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Richard-Aaroe
Richard Aaroe
Chief Executive Officer
Next Generation Rail Technologies
Manuel-Antonio-Kanda-Kanda
Dr. Manuel António Kanda Kanda
CFL (Luanda)
Fazile
Fezile Dantile
Managing Director
Plasser South Africa
Khampepe-Khitsane
Khampepe Khitsane
Rail Specialist
Glencore
Antonio-Coelho-Fernandes-da-Cruz
Dr. Antonio Coelho Fernandes da Cruz
Chief Executive Officer
Jacob
Jacob Chionyere
Chief Strategy & Planning Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
nina
Nina Yose
Head Infrastructure
IDC
Conductor-Paul-Masena
Conductor Paul Masena
General Manager
Botswana Railways
HishaamEmeran
Hishaam Emeran
Group CEO
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
Takunda-Madanha
Takunda Madanha 
Head of Marketing – Chief Marketing & Business Development Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Habibu-Suluo-2
Habibu Suluo
Director General
Land Transport Regulatory Authority - LATRA
NRZ Acting General Manager is Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Acting General Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
EMMANUEL-HACHIPUKA
Emmanuel Hachipuka
Board Chairperson
Zambia Railways Limited
Nicolas
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operating Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)
JohnySmith
Johny Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Grindrod Rail
reginald
Reginald Mokoena
Head: Strategic Business Development
Transnet Engineering
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Nixon Dlamini
Chief Executive Officer
Eswatini Railways
Nomvuyo-Dludlu
Nomvuyo Dludlu
Director Business Development
Eswatini Railways
Jacob-Chionyere
Jacob Chionyere
Chief Strategy & Planning
National Railways of Zimbabwe

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
voestalpine
wabtec
WWMS
ZRL