Job Title: deputy chief technology officer
Company: South African Revenue Service (Sars)
Sarah Blignaut is the deputy chief technology officer at the South African Revenue Service (Sars). She has held this role since September 2025. Before this, she served as the business area head for digital solutions and services at Sars. She previously served as division lead for digital solutions and services at the organisation. She also spent more than a decade as the executive for technology services at Sars.
Sarah holds an MBA with distinction from the University of the Witwatersrand. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in information technology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Work:
2025 – Present: deputy chief technology officer, South African Revenue Service (Sars)
2023 – 2025: business area head: digital solutions and services, South African Revenue Service (Sars)
2021 – 2023: division lead: digital solutions and services, South African Revenue Service (Sars)
2010 – 2022: executive: technology services, South African Revenue Service (Sars)
2007 – 2010: senior manager: systems integration, South African Revenue Service (Sars)
2004 – 2006: SAP support centre manager, South African Revenue Service (Sars)
2003 – 2004: SAP integration manager, South African Revenue Service (Sars)
Education:
2018: MBA (with distinction), University of the Witwatersrand
1991: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
About company: The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is the national tax collecting authority in South Africa. It administers the national tax system and customs service.
