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Africa’s only railway event

hosted by Railway Operators from Africa

  • 26 - 29 August 2025
  • Sandton Convention Centre

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.

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Conference

26 - 29 August 2025

Exhibition

26 - 29 August 2025

Gala Dinner

26 August 2025

SARA Golf Day

29 August 2025 Royal Johannesburg Golf Course

PARTICIPATING AFRICAN RAILWAY OPERATORS

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

event speakers

SADC VIP SPEAKERS

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
Creecy-Barbara
Hon. Barbara Creecy
Minister of Transport South Africa
southafrica
South Africa
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
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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
Ricardo Daniel Sandão Queirós Viegas D' Abreu
Hon. Ricardo Daniel Sandão Queirós Viegas D’Abreu
Minister of Transport
angola
Angola
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

KEY SPEAKERS 2024

HishaamEmeran
Hishaam Emeran
Group CEO
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa
Habibu-Suluo-2
Habibu Suluo
Director General
Land Transport Regulatory Authority - LATRA
FabianMutomb
Fabien Mutomb
Chief Executive Officer
SNCC - Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo
Rudzani
Rudzani Ligege
Transnet Freight Rail
Hannes
Prof. Hannes Gräbe
University of Pretoria
DaviesPwele
Davies Pwele
Head of Coverage, SADC Region
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Khampepe-Khitsane
Khampepe Khitsane
Rail Specialist
Glencore
Fazile
Fezile Dantile
Managing Director
Plasser South Africa
Antonio Manuel Cabral_edited
Antonio Manuel Cabral
Chief Executive Officer
Caminho De Ferro De Benguela
Chelesile-Malele
Chelesile Malele
Chief Operations Officer
Botswana Railways
Nelson
Nelson Malefane 
Acting PRASA Rail-CEO
PRASA
Saki
Saki Zamxaka
Acting Group CEO
Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA)
Chikondi-Nsusa
Chikondi Nsusa
Senior Programme Officer (SPO)
SADC
Nicolas
Nicolas Gregoir
Chief Operating Officer
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)
Nomvuyo-Dludlu
Nomvuyo Dludlu
Director Business Development
Eswatini Railways
Jacob-Chionyere
Jacob Chionyere
Chief Strategy & Planning
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Howard_Rosen
Howard Rosen
Rail Working Group
MasanjaKadogosa
Masanja Kungu Kadogosa
Chief Executive Officer
Tanzania Railways Corporation
nina
Nina Yose
Head Infrastructure
IDC
Manuel-Antonio-Kanda-Kanda
Dr. Manuel António Kanda Kanda
CFL (Luanda)
Thembi
Thembi Lekganyane
TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management
JohnySmith
Johny Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Grindrod Rail
Mandisa
Mandisa Mondi
Acting Managing Executive Northeast Corridor
Transnet Freight Rail
Ivan
Ivan Bekker
Business Development for Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility
PatrickMoodley
Patrick Moodley
CEO
Siemens Mobility South Africa
Conductor-Paul-Masena
Conductor Paul Masena
General Manager
Botswana Railways
EMMANUEL-HACHIPUKA
Emmanuel Hachipuka
Board Chairperson
Zambia Railways Limited
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
Desmond-Van-Jaarsveld
Desmond Van Jaarsveld
Chief Executive Officer
TransnNamib
NRZ Acting General Manager is Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Ainah Dube-Kaguru
Acting General Manager
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
Railway Systems by voestalpine
wabtec
WWMS
ZRL

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