SARA Rail Conference & Exhibition

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 Rail invited strategic stakeholders, Government, companies, customers, suppliers and captains of industry to attend its 14^th Rail Conference and Exhibition was 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

CFL

TRC

BBR

transnamib

NRZ

TAZARA

Nacala

prasa

MALAWI94

CFB

Eswatini

tfr

CFM-Angola

SNCC

ZRL

botswanarailways

CFM

event speakers

SADC VIP SPEAKERS

Ricardo Daniel Sandão Queirós Viegas D' Abreu

Hon. Ricardo Daniel Sandão Queirós Viegas D’Abreu

Minister of Transport

Angola

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Hon. Frank Tayali

Minister of Transport and Logistics

Zambia

Hon. Veikko Nekundi

Ministry of Works and Transport

Namibia

Minister of Transport and Logistics-Honourable Jorge Matlombe

Hon. Jorge Matlombe

Minister of Transport and Logistics

Mozambique

Hon. Neo Matjato Moteane

Hon. Neo Matjato Moteane

Minister of Public Works and Transport

Lesotho

Eswatini 3

Hon. Chief Ndlaluhlaza Ndwandwe

Minister of Public Works and Transport

Eswatini

Hon Jean Pierre Bemba Gombo

Hon. Jean Pierre Bemba Gombo

Minister of Transport

DRC

Hon. Keoagalie Atamelang - Botswana Deputy Minister of Transport & Infrastructure

Hon. Keoagalie Atamelang

Botswana Deputy Minister of Transport & Infrastructure

Creecy-Barbara

Hon. Barbara Creecy

Minister of Transport South Africa

South Africa

MakameMbarawa

Hon. Prof. Makame Mbarawa

Minister of Transport

Tanzania

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure- Botswana-Noah Salakae

Hon. Noah Salakae

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure

Botswana

Hon. Jacob Hara MP Minister of Transport and Public Works

Hon. Jacob Hara

Minister of Transport and Public Works

Malawi

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Hon. Felix T Mhona

Minister of Transport

Zimbabwe

KEY SPEAKERS

Tshwanelo Tswai - Transnet Engineering _ General Manager

Tshwanelo Tswai

General Manager

Transnet Engineering

Howard_Rosen

Howard Rosen

Rail Working Group

Hamzeh Adinehvand - Pandrol Business Development Manager

Hamzeh Adinehvand

Business Development Manager

Pandrol

Thembi

Thembi Lekganyane

TRIM - Transnet Rail Infrastructure Management

Khumbulani Mabvura - BBR _ General Manager

Khumbulani Mabvura

General Manager

OBE Elaine Clarke - Rail Forum CEO

OBE Elaine Clarke

CEO

Rail Forum

Nicolas

Nicolas Gregoir

Chief Operating Officer

Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)

Nimon Zulu - Calabash Freight _ CEO & Chairman

Nimon Zulu

CEO & Chairman

Calabash Freight

Chikondi-Nsusa

Chikondi Nsusa

Senior Programme Officer (SPO)

SADC

Rachad Nassar - Huawei _ Smart Transportation Business Unit

Rachad Nassar

Smart Transportation Business Unit

Huawei

HishaamEmeran

Hishaam Emeran

Group CEO

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa

PortiaDube

Portia Gumbo Dube

Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd (ECIC)

Bruno-Tandeo-Chingandu_edited_j

Eng. Bruno Tandeo Ching’andu

Chief Executive Officer

TAZARA - Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority

Desmond-Van-Jaarsveld

Desmond Van Jaarsveld

Chief Executive Officer

TransnNamib

Richard Aaroe - NGRT CEO & Chairman

Richard Aaroe

Chief Executive Officer

Next Generation Rail Technologies

Hannes

Prof. Hannes Gräbe

University of Pretoria

Khampepe Khitsane Rail Specialist

Khampepe Khitsane

Rail Specialist

reginald

Reginald Mokoena

Head: Strategic Business Development

Transnet Engineering

Alex Pan - HollySys Senior Project Manager

Alex Pan

Senior Project Manager

HollySys

Geoffrey Magwede - Malawi Railways _ CEO

Geoffrey Magwede

CEO

Malawi Railways

MasanjaKadogosa

Masanja Kungu Kadogosa

Chief Executive Officer

Tanzania Railways Corporation

Dr. Peaceman Sopazi - RSR_ Eastern Region Technical Manager

Dr. Peaceman Sopazi

RSR

Eastern Region Technical Manager

Mabuza Shabalala - Pandrol SA Sales & Marketing Director

Mabuza Shabalala

Sales & Marketing Director

Pandrol South Africa

Jacob Chionyere - NRZ _ Chief Strategy & Planning Manager

Jacob Chionyere

Chief Strategy & Planning Manager

National Railways of Zimbabwe

Nomvuyo-Dludlu

Nomvuyo Dludlu

Director Business Development

Eswatini Railways

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

Sir Stuart Ntlathi - BRICS Ambassador South Africa

Sir Stuart Ntlathi

Ambassador South Africa

BRICS

Stepheson Ngubane - Railway Consultant

Stepheson Ngubane

Railway Consultant

Fabrizio Burro - Wabtec _ Director of Business and Project Management in the Digital Intelligence Division

Fabrizio Burro

Director of Business and Project Management in the Digital Intelligence Division

Wabtec

Reggie-Boqo---Gibela-_-CEO

Reggie Boqo

CEO

Gibela

Takunda-Madanha

Takunda Madanha

Head of Marketing – Chief Marketing & Business Development Manager

National Railways of Zimbabwe

2025 Exhibitors

ABB

actom

AJM Engineering

ALPHA

alven

amstedreelin

ANTT

aria

ARMSCOR

barberry

HollySys Rail

bfg

botswanarailways

Bryte Choice Africa

CFB

CFM-Angola

CFM

CHAKRADHAR-LLP

Composite Brake Components

DBSA

deamac

emsi

Eswatini

Etion Create

ECIC

galison

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency

Gautrain

Gibela

global

GPT-GROUP

grindrod

Heavy-Lift

Hexagon Nextsense

HUAWEI

Khoi Tech

KNORR-BREMSE

Linsinger

lucchini

Maziya group

millennium-core

angola-gov

Motseni

MultiGroup

Nacala

Naledi Ringrollers (Pty) Ltd

NRZ

ngrt

nylocomp

pandrol

Parker Store

plasser

prasa

RSR

RelyCasting

Retesp

SANAS

SMH Rail

surtees-engineering

surtees

swasap

TRC

TECH4IR

Goldschmidt

Timken

trackview

transnet

transnetengineering

tfr

traxtion

uk-trade-ireland

UNIPART

vanrail

voestalpine-VAE-SA-Pty-Ltd

wabtec

XshineMo

YNF-eng

Zak

ZRL

latest news

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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT

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IDENTIFICATION OF RAILWAY SPECIALISTS FOR DEVELOPING MODALITIES

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