Is South Africa Becoming a Failed State?

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Economic woes are crippling South Africa, with blackouts and ineffective politicians only exacerbating the issues. So in this video, we explore South Africa’s economic and political dysfunction and whether it could become a failed state as some fear.

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1 – https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65683674
2 – https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/01/29/na012820six-charts-on-south-africas-persistent-and-multi-faceted-inequality
3 – https://databank.worldbank.org/data/download/poverty/33EF03BB-9722-4AE2-ABC7-AA2972D68AFE/Global_POVEQ_ZAF.pdf
4 – https://mg.co.za/article/2018-02-23-budget-2018-is-zumas-costly-legacy/
5 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality
6 – https://tradingeconomics.com/south-africa/unemployment-rate
7 – https://tradingeconomics.com/south-africa/youth-unemployment-rate
8 – https://dpe.gov.za/state-owned-companies/eskom/
9 – https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/eskom-south-africas-fallen-energy-giant-20230302
10 – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-13/south-africa-s-eskom-wants-to-boost-emissions-in-bid-to-reduce-blackouts
11 – https://www.lifegate.com/eskom-south-africa-coal-power
12 – https://theprint.in/world/indias-gupta-brothers-used-south-africas-ex-president-in-capturing-eskom/938553/
13 – https://www.africanews.com/2023/04/26/south-africa-corruption-costs-eskom-55m-a-month/
14 – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65671718
15 – https://www.eebi.co.za/articles/post/2177030/attempted-murder-of-de-ruyter-reported-to-the-south-african-police-service
16 – https://www.citizen.co.za/news/andre-de-ruyter-what-you-need-to-know/
17 – https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2023/05/22/business-leaders-fear-that-south-africa-risks-becoming-a-failed-state
18 – https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65933882
19 – https://theconversation.com/south-africas-power-crisis-will-continue-until-2025-and-blackouts-will-take-5-years-to-phase-out-206343
20 – https://ewn.co.za/2022/08/04/no-regrets-makashule-gana-the-latest-black-leader-to-quit-the-da
21 – https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/malema-says-jews-are-training-right-wingers-as-snipers-to-kill-black-people/
22 – https://www.dw.com/en/whats-driving-africas-waves-of-protests/a-65251730
23 – https://businesstech.co.za/news/energy/687777/grid-collapse-in-south-africa-unlikely-experts/

00:00 Introduction
01:00 Economic Problems
02:14 Energy & Electricity Problems
06:27 Will it Become a Failed State?
08:23 Ground News

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