This article examines Coal Phase-Out and Just Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa's Experience: Challenges and Opportunities in the 2020s with a focused emphasis on South Africa within the field of Business. It is structured as a comparative study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.