South Africa is home to one of the largest and most long-established Indian-origin communities outside India -- concentrated in KwaZulu-Natal and Durban, with roots going back to 19th-century indentured labourers -- alongside a growing population of more recent Indian professionals. Legal questions that reach back into India -- property, succession, taxation -- apply the same underlying Indian law regardless of country of residence, alongside South Africa-specific rules such as its Hague Apostille Convention membership since 1995, its own SARS tax residency tests, and the India-South Africa tax treaty. Seven dedicated South Africa guides are live below.
