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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

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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 - 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

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

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

KEY SPEAKERS

Pulane Kingston - VAE CEO
Pulane Tshabalala Kingston 
Chief Executive Officer
voestalpine VAE SA
Anand Moodliar Barberry Group CEO
Anand Moodliar
CEO
Barberry Group
NRZ Acting General Manager is Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Acting General Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Geoffrey Magwede - Malawi Railways _ CEO
Geoffrey Magwede
CEO
Malawi Railways
Howard_Rosen
Howard Rosen
Rail Working Group
reginald
Reginald Mokoena
Head: Strategic Business Development
Transnet Engineering
Khampepe Khitsane Rail Specialist
Khampepe Khitsane
Rail Specialist
Bruno-Tandeo-Chingandu_edited_j
Eng. Bruno Tandeo Ching’andu
Chief Executive Officer
TAZARA - Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority
Nimon Zulu - Calabash Freight _ CEO & Chairman
Nimon Zulu
CEO & Chairman
Calabash Freight
Wes Kruger - Traxtion _ Commercial Director
Wes Kruger
Commercial Director
Traxtion
Saki
Saki Zamxaka
Acting Group CEO
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA)
Kgotso Radira - GGDA _Senior Manager - Macro Business Intelligence
Kgotso Radira
Senior Manager - Macro Business Intelligence
GGDA
Dr. Peaceman Sopazi - RSR_ Eastern Region Technical Manager
Dr. Peaceman Sopazi
RSR
Eastern Region Technical Manager
OBE Elaine Clarke - Rail Forum CEO
OBE Elaine Clarke
CEO
Rail Forum
Tshepo Kgobe Gautrain CEO
Tshepo Kgobe
CEO
Gautrain
DaviesPwele
Davies Pwele
Head of Coverage, SADC Region
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Nicolas
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operating Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Godfrey Fumbeshi
Acting Managing Director
Zambia Railways Limited
HishaamEmeran
Hishaam Emeran
Group CEO
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
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Nixon Dlamini
Chief Executive Officer
Eswatini Railways
Takunda-Madanha
Takunda Madanha 
Head of Marketing – Chief Marketing & Business Development Manager
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Nomvuyo-Dludlu
Nomvuyo Dludlu
Director Business Development
Eswatini Railways
Sir Stuart Ntlathi - BRICS Ambassador South Africa
Sir Stuart Ntlathi
Ambassador South Africa
BRICS
Richard Aaroe - NGRT CEO & Chairman
Richard Aaroe
Chief Executive Officer
Next Generation Rail Technologies
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)
Hon. Joshua Sacco - Zimbabwe Deputy Minister Of Transport & Infrastructure Development
Hon. Joshua Sacco
Zimbabwe Deputy Minister Of Transport & Infrastructure Development
Moses Nyoni - LATRA _ Safety Officer
Moses Nyoni
Safety Officer
LATRA
Senzige Kisenge - Tanzania Railways Corporation _ Director ICT
Senzige Kisenge
Director ICT
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Khumbulani Mabvura - BBR _ General Manager
Khumbulani Mabvura
General Manager
Desmond-Van-Jaarsveld
Desmond Van Jaarsveld
Chief Executive Officer
TransnNamib

2026 Exhibitors

actom
ALPHA
alven
amstedreelin
ANTT
aria
ARMSCOR
barberry
HollySys Rail
bfg
botswanarailways
Bryte Choice Africa
CFB
CFM-Angola
CFM
CHAKRADHAR-LLP
Composite Brake Components
ceeng
COR Tech
DBSA
deamac
emsi
Eswatini
Etion Create
ECIC
galison
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency
Gautrain
Gibela
GPT-GROUP
grindrod
Heavy-Lift
Hexagon Nextsense
HUAWEI
HYT
Khoi Tech
lucchini
MakeSure
Maziya group
angola-gov
Motseni
MultiGroup
Nacala
NRZ
nylocomp
pandrol
Parker Store
plasser
PPS
prasa
RSR
RelyCasting
SAFLog
SFK
Sisanda Agric
SMH Rail
surtees-engineering
surtees
swasap
Goldschmidt
Timken
trackview
transnet
transnetengineering
tfr
Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager
traxtion
UNIPART
Vandhana
vanrail
vexila
voestalpine-VAE-SA-Pty-Ltd
Vogelsang
Voith
wabtec
Wekaba
WSP
XshineMo
YNF-eng
ZRL

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