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Sarah Langa (born 26 February 1993) is a South African influencer, entrepreneur, interior designer, and model. She rose to prominence after launching her fashion blog HeatOnTheLine in 2013.
Langa has worked with top brands including Samsung, Brutal Fruit, Vince Camuto, Witchery, Nespresso, and Woolworths. Forbes Africa listed her on Africa’s Aficionados And Their Eclectic Collections list in 2019.
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| Personal Details | |
| Name: | Sarah Langa Heaton |
| Born: | 26 February 1993 (age 33 years old) |
| Place of birth: | Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Ethnicity: | Mixed |
| Alma mater: | University of the Witwatersrand |
| Occupation: | Influencer, model, content creator, entrepreneur, interior designer |
| Years active: | 2013 – date |
| Spouse: | Jehan Mackay (m. 2016; div. 2021) |
Early Life
Sarah Langa was born on 26 February 1993 in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, to a British father and Swati mother. Her mother raised her and her older sister in Hillbrow and Yeoville. She went to school in Observatory.
Education
Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Marketing, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of the Witwatersrand. She also studied interior design at the British Academy of Interior Design.
In 2025, she obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, which awards top-performing students.
Career
In 2011, Langa created her first blog at the university to showcase campus looks of the day. In 2013, she launched her fashion blog HeatOnTheLine to promote her work. She also shared behind-the-scenes content from music videos with Da Les or AKA.
Langa has also launched the luxury fashion resale platform Luvant, Heaton Consulting, and the interior design studio SL Interiors. She has also collaborated with brands Woolworths, Samsung, Nespresso, HM, Gucci Beauty and Johnnie Walker.
In 2015, she served as the face of Woolworths’ AW15 Collection and as an ambassador for watch distributor Picot & Moss. She announced an endorsement deal with Design Essentials in 2016.
Sarah was the cover star and featured subject for the Glamour South Africa June/July 2023 issue. In 2025, she attended Business of Fashion’s (BOF) annual 500 Gala at Shangri-La Paris.
In 2025, she received the Editor’s Tribute Award at the GQ South Africa Men of the Year Awards. She has also attended illustrious events in Paris, Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Sarah attended the Absa Champagne In Africa Festival 2025: Champagne Masterclass and dinner with Chef Wandile at Les Créatifs restaurant. She has also walked a few runways and worked with top photographers and fashion designers, including Rich Mnisi and MaXhosa.
She was nominated for Fashion Influencer of the Year at the 2025 Hummingbird Fashion Awards in Frankfurt, Germany.
Personal Life
In 2016, Sarah Langa married businessman Jehan Mackay in a fairytale wedding in Gauteng. Her ex-husband Mackay filed for divorce, and the couple separated in September 2019, after two years and 10 months of marriage. The divorce finalised until 2021.
She was in a long-term relationship with rapper Ntokozo “K.O” Mdluli before marrying Mackay. She has also been romantically linked to actor Redaric Williams.
Sarah is currently dating Springboks fly-half, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu. She met him through Sacha’s older brother, Nathan, on Christmas Eve in 2024. She is nine years older than Sacha.
References
- Nomathamsanqa Sithathu. “From caps to Gucci: Sarah Langa celebrates her MBA with a luxurious shopping spree“. IOL.
- Alyssia Birjalal. “Sarah Langa’s age-gap romance with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu sparks gold-digger“. IOL.
- Oluthando Keteyi. “Sarah Langa a trailblazer in African fashion and creativity“. The Star.
- Nokuthula Zwane. “Hubby dumps influencer Langa“. Sunday World.
- Graye Morkel. “5 things we know about Sarah Langa’s rumoured new TV star boyfriend“. News24.
- “Africa’s Aficionados And Their Eclectic Collections“. Forbes Africa.
- Thobeka Phanyeko. “5 Reasons we love our ‘Disruptors’ Issue Cover Star, Sarah Langa“. Glamour South Africa.
- Unarine Mphoshomane. “Influencer bags third degree!“. Daily Sun.
- Qhama Dayile. “K.O.’s ex-girlfriend tying the knot with Mozambican mogul“. Drum.
- Danica Van Der Veen. “Sarah Langa is the new ambassador of DE & Co Hair Essentials“. Glamour South Africa.
- Kaunda Selisho. “Sarah Langa counts down the days to her divorce”. The Citizen.
