Rail and Port Integration

Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 .

THE NEED FOR RAIL AND PORTS INTEGRATION: ADDRESSING THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES Presented by Bernard Dzawanda at the Railways and Harbours Conference and Exhibition 2009, Cape Town, South Africa 4 March 2009

SARA – 27th Board Meeting

Posted on 12. Nov, 2008 .

VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE
12TH NOVEMBER 2008
OFFICIAL OPENING SPEECH BY THE HONOURABLE CHRIS
MUSHOHWE, MINISTER OF TRANSPORT AND
COMMUNICATIONS
President of the Southern African Railways Association;
Vice President of the Southern African Railways Association;
Board members of the Southern African Railways Association;
Representatives of the Chief Executives of the various Southern African
Railways Association member organisations;
National Railways of Zimbabwe Board members here present;
Distinguished guests
Ladies [...]

Accelerating Knowledge Management Through ICT’s

Posted on 05. Oct, 2008 .

Projects Fact Sheets

Posted on 05. Oct, 2008 .

Southern African Railways Association 10 Year Journey

Posted on 03. Oct, 2008 .

SARA COMMITTEE MEETINGS – MAPUTO 1-3 OCTOBER 2008

Posted on 03. Oct, 2008 .

SOUTHERN AFRICAN RAILWAYS ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS: MAPUTO 1-3 OCTOBER 2008
WELCOME SPEECH BY ENGINEER RUI FONSECA: PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF CFM BOARD
GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IT IS MY ABSOLUTE PLEASURE AND PREVILEGE TO WELCOME YOU TO CFM AND THE COASTAL CITY OF MAPUTO. WE FEEL HONOURED TO HOST THE THREE SARA COMMITTEES FOR THE NEXT [...]

Levelling the Road/Rail playing field and Institution of the User Pays principle

Posted on 03. Oct, 2008 .

a) INTRODUCTORY BACKGROUND
For a long time, the various Governments of SADC had been subsidising railways, which was been justified on the premise that railways were an essential ingredient necessary for the stimulation of the economy. This era was characterised by statutory requirements for certain commodities to be conveyed solely by rail transport, compulsory provision [...]

HIV/AIDS Proposal

Posted on 03. Oct, 2008 .

Southern African Railways Association (SARA) is in the process of implementing its regional HIV/AIDS policy in its member railways. SARA is requesting for funding for setting up of Voluntary Counselling and Testing centres in each member railway, training of counsellors, peer educators and basic nutrition and supply of subsidized Antiretroviral drugs. Organisation Information In the [...]

Proffessional Conference on Interconnection, Interoperability of African Railway systems

Posted on 20. Nov, 2007 .

Who is SARA?

The business case for interconnectivity & interoperability
Prerequisites for interconnectivity & Interoperability
Issues to consider
Interconnectivity in SARA
Interoperability in SARA
Way forward

The Southern African Railways Association is a regional railway organisation comprising

Railway companies in SADC member states
Major railway suppliers & customers
Other interested stakeholders (railway regulator)

SARA’s objectives are to [...]

SARA UAR-UIC Integration

Posted on 04. Nov, 2007 .

In line with the restructuring of Union of Africa Railways (UAR), SARA became the first regional body to be a member of UAR in November 2007. The role of SARA and that of UAR are tabled below. As a member of UAR, SARA will realise some benefits as tabled below from the International Union of [...]