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

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

event speakers

SADC VIP SPEAKERS

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
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
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure- Botswana-Noah Salakae
Hon. Noah Salakae
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
botswana
Botswana
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
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Hon. Lebohang Monaheng
Ministry of Public Works and Transport
lesotho
Lesotho
Eswatini 3
Hon. Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe
Minister of Public Works and Transport
eswatini
Eswatini
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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

KEY SPEAKERS 2024

Mabuza
Mabuza Shabalala
Sales & Marketing Director
Pandrol South Africa
PortiaDube
Portia Gumbo Dube
Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd (ECIC)
Mandisa
Mandisa Mondi
Acting Managing Executive Northeast Corridor
Transnet Freight Rail
Saki
Saki Zamxaka
Acting Group CEO
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA)
Ivan
Ivan Bekker
Business Development for Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility
nina
Nina Yose
Head Infrastructure
IDC
athi
Athanacious Sebolla Makgamatha
General Manager Signalling and Telecommunications
PRASA
MasanjaKadogosa
Masanja Kungu Kadogosa
Chief Executive Officer
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Dean-Lincoln
Dean Lincoln
Managing Director
Pandrol South Africa
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
Hannes
Prof. Hannes Gräbe
University of Pretoria
Nelson
Nelson Malefane 
Acting PRASA Rail-CEO
PRASA
Raymond-Shoniwa---Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Railways
Raymond Shoniwa
General Manager
Beitbridge Bulawayo Railways
Antonio-Coelho-Fernandes-da-Cruz
Dr. Antonio Coelho Fernandes da Cruz
Chief Executive Officer
FabianMutomb
Fabien Mutomb
Chief Executive Officer
SNCC - Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Acting Managing Director
Zambia Railways Limited
JohnySmith
Johny Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Grindrod Rail
Pulane
 Pulane Tshabalala Kingston 
Chief Executive Officer
voestalpine VAE SA
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
Desmond-Van-Jaarsveld
Desmond Van Jaarsveld
Chief Executive Officer
TransnNamib
Emmanuel-Ntshangase
Emmanuel Ntshangase
Grindrod
Rudzani
Rudzani Ligege
Transnet Freight Rail
Chelesile-Malele
Chelesile Malele
Chief Operations Officer
Botswana Railways
Jacob-Chionyere
Jacob Chionyere
Chief Strategy & Planning
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Howard_Rosen
Howard Rosen
Rail Working Group
Nicolas
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operating Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)
Fazile
Fezile Dantile
Managing Director
Plasser South Africa
Manuel-Antonio-Kanda-Kanda
Dr. Manuel António Kanda Kanda
CFL (Luanda)
reginald
Reginald Mokoena
Head: Strategic Business Development
Transnet Engineering
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Eng. Bruno Tandeo Ching’andu
Chief Executive Officer
TAZARA - Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority
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Nixon Dlamini
Chief Executive Officer
Eswatini Railways

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