# South Africa's blackouts signal the collapse of Big Coal in the global phase-shift

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Over the last year, several analysts have warned that South Africa is on the brink of collapse. Some [argued](https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/south-africa-s-leaders-are-facing-impending-disaster-1.963586?ref=age-of-transformation) that the prime culprit is endemic political corruption preventing the country from dealing with worsening economic problems. Others [pinpointed](https://www.biznews.com/thought-leaders/2022/11/28/sa-collapse-economy?ref=age-of-transformation) economic mismanagement and a looming debt crisis as the key issue.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://ageoftransformation.org/what-south-africas-blackout-collapse-reveals-about-the-global-phase-shift-and-the-death-of-coal/](https://ageoftransformation.org/what-south-africas-blackout-collapse-reveals-about-the-global-phase-shift-and-the-death-of-coal/)