South Africans with Indian roots preserve their cultural identity, languages ​​and religious beliefs, being Christian, Hindu or Sunni Muslim and mastering English, although less frequently they speak Indian languages ​​such as Hindi, Telugu, Tamil or Gujarati as their second language. A significant majority of black South Africans are impoverished residents of rural areas. 

However, it is in these nuclei that cultural traditions survive with greater intensity; As blacks have become urbanized and westernized (South Africa is the most westernized country in Africa), certain aspects of traditional culture have been lost. Urban blacks generally speak English or Afrikaans in addition to their native language. There are small groups, although relevant, of people who speak Khoisan languages ​​that are not included in the group of eleven official languages, but are one of the other eight languages ​​that are nevertheless also officially recognized. There are small groups that speak threatened languages, most of which are from the Khoi-San family, who have no official status; however, some groups in South Africa are trying to promote and revive their use.