Innovation
South Africa’s vaccine rollout has hit yet another roadblock, Quartz Africa
South Africa broadens its Covid-19 vaccine program in the face of a potential third wave, Quartz Africa
Scientists are using natural-language algorithms to predict Covid-19 variants, Quartz Africa
Online shopping is taking hold in mall-loving South Africa, Quartz Africa
What you need to know about the UK, South Africa, and Brazil coronavirus variants, Quartz Africa
South Africa is racing to head off a deadly third wave of Covid-19, Quartz Africa
Cape Town is testing a Covid-19 vaccine designed to protect against new variants, Quartz Africa
South Africa restarts its vaccine drive as the first country to use the Johnson & Johnson shot, Quartz Africa
Africa’s next wave of Covid-19 could be deadlier than the last, Quartz Africa
South Africa halts its AstraZeneca vaccine rollout over local variant concerns, Quartz Africa
South African wine sales are up nearly everywhere in the pandemic except at home, Quartz Africa
South Africa is racing against time to get vaccines as Covid-19’s spread accelerates, Quartz Africa
South Africa’s unusual electrical plugs and sockets are headed for retirement, Quartz Africa
South Africa’s top investors are focused on a Chinese conglomerate thousands of miles away, Quartz Africa
South Africa’s Khoisan community will finally get a share of the commercialization of rooibos, Quartz Africa
Econet’s Cassava spin-off wants to be the Tencent of Zimbabwe, Quartz Africa
Get ready for a future in which your favorite products act like helicopter parents, Fast Company
From hackathons to sprints: KeyCorp’s plan to digitize everything, American Banker
As Cape Town’s drought bites, designers are experimenting with food grown using sea water, Quartz Africa
Harnessing AI to help business customers get paid, American Banker
The cost of electronic access to US court filings is facing a major legal test of its own, Quartz
Why Pacer should (and should not) be like Edgar, Quartz
CoinOut wants to digitize the pennies in your pocket, Fast Company
Can alternative data determine a borrower’s ability to repay? American Banker
Does Apple Pay really change everything? American Banker
First Access, Cignifi use big data to bring economic security to the unbanked, American Banker
To bring power to 1.5 billion living off the grid, a cell phone-enabled mini solar panel, Fast Company
Ubiome wants to harvest your gut — and unlock the secrets of the human microbiome, Fast Company
High-speed vacuum trains could bring space-like travel speeds to earth, New York Daily News
Business
South Africa is working on a plan to decide which countries’ tourists to allow visit, Quartz Africa
How South Africa became one of the world’s most robust business outsourcing hubs, Quartz Africa
South African Airways may be grounded for good, Quartz Africa
South Africans under lockdown have to deal with slow internet after another undersea cable break, Quartz Africa
South Africa lives with the existential threat of a ratings downgrade, Quartz Africa
Starbucks has failed in South Africa so far but is set for a do over, Quartz Africa
South Africa’s version of Whole Foods faces calls to halt purchases of Israeli produce, Quartz Africa
The Wells Fargo worker who asked for a pay raise shows the limits of going it alone, Quartz
PepsiCo is trying to prove that it still makes sense to sell soda, Quartz
Coca-Cola sales still look incredibly flat, Quartz
Memo to Warren Buffett: Actually, women are better than men at managing money, Quartz
The rise of sweatpants squeezes Spanx, Quartz
Cricket
South Africa’s cricket fans will be betting on Brexit to save their national team, Quartz Africa
Environment
The latest fallout from South Africa’s ‘state capture’ scandal is power load-shedding for Xmas, Quartz Africa
Cape Town’s water crisis is already posing a risk to public health, Quartz Africa
Cape Town is just the beginning of South Africa’s spreading water crisis, Quartz Africa
Cape Town’s water shortage crisis is threatening South Africa’s wine harvest, Quartz Africa
Why is South Africa in the dark? Quartz Africa
How you can help Nepal earthquake victims from your computer, Quartz
Actually, it’s remarkable there are helicopters flying rescue missions on Everest at all, Quartz
Cryptocurrencies
The transformative impact of bitcoin, Columbia Law School
BitPay supports bitcoin for merchants using Amazon Fulfillment, PaymentsSource
BitPay, a bitcoin payments processor, adds investors, PaymentsSource
Bitcoinstore, a bitcoin-only online electronics store, goes live, PaymentsSource
Bitcoin merchants plan their own Black Friday, PaymentsSource
WordPress lets bloggers pay with bitcoin, citing open access, American Banker
Bitcoin likely to grow, poses benefits and risks: ECB report, American Banker
Bitcoin exchange in US crosshairs banked at Wells Fargo, American Banker
The Arts
From copyright to conducting, Alvise Casellati makes his mark, Columbia Law School
Afropunk will make its African homecoming in Johannesburg this year, Quartz Africa
With ‘Kalushi,’ South Africans finally get to portray themselves in a film about the anti-apartheid struggle, Quartz Africa
Zanele Muholi documents love, loss and identity in South Africa’s LGBT community, Quartz Africa
Aside the Long Island Expressway, art and family flourish, Medium
Politics
South Africa’s proposals on land reform suggest a push to sow votes, Quartz Africa
A row in South Africa highlights ANC’s ebb, Quartz Africa
South Africa’s gaffe-ridden opposition party learns there’s never a good time to cheer colonialism, Quartz Africa
To defeat ISIL, we must first define it, Quartz
An obscure federal requirement threatens to spoil Trump’s plans as America’s developer-in-chief, Quartz
Why South Africa’s president is right and wrong to blame apartheid for power cuts in 2015, Quartz Africa
World marks International Women’s Day with events, social media and a Google doodle, New York Daily News
Nash Grier, Tyler Oakley — oh, and Obama — will be the real powers in Washington tonight, Quartz
Banking
Most powerful women in finance 2020, American Banker
Most powerful women in finance 2019, American Banker
Will banks take ‘self-driving’ payroll for a spin? American Banker
The bank that watches your every move, American Banker
Most powerful women in finance for 2018: UBS’ Paula Polito, American Banker
Treasury’s grip on public purse proves loose in Tarp bankruptcies,” American Banker
House of Morgan’ becomes house of horrors, American Banker
Collaboration for the win, Bank CIO edition, American Banker
Banks, ATM makers prepare for rollout of new $100 bill, American Banker
To make accounts stickier, African bank offers cellphone service, American Banker
Why cyberattacks continue to overpower banks’ security tech, American Banker
Share data to thwart hackers and address other big challenges, American Banker
FHFA’s lawsuits against banks are timely, appeals court rules, American Banker
With data breaches part of daily life, banks seek freedom to robotext, Quartz
Ben Bernanke may have a missed connection, Quartz
Banks turn to workflow software to increase speed, American Banker
Canadian banker on ‘Daily Show’ was funny, eh? American Banker
Lessons for U.S. banks from cyberattacks in South Korea, American Banker
Pittsburgh native goes to bat for Mars National Bank, American Banker
Hanmi Financial hires Korean MLB starts as pitchmen, American Banker
Human frailty lets cyber thieves attack, expert says, American Banker
What the JPM Chairman/CEO vote means for other banks, American Banker
FDIC’s ‘problem’ list populated by Tarp banks, American Banker
Congressional efforts to address cybersecurity heat up, American Banker
White House expected to issue executive order on cybersecurity, American Banker
Cybersecurity should not come at expense of privacy: White House, American Banker
Al Qassam hacktivists say cyberattacks on banks to continue, American Banker
Multistate settlement bars mortgage suit, Wells Fargo says, American Banker
Goldman asks Supreme Court to reject mortgage class action, American Banker
Obituaries
Andrew Breitbart dead at 43, remembered as conservative provocateur and internet pioneer, New York Daily News
James Montgomery, bank exec and financial innovator, dies at 78,
American Banker
Local news and features
#WhenThisIsOver: Brian Browdie, J’13, Columbia Journalism
At a bike shop in Brooklyn, comradeship for crash survivors, Medium
The brains behind Brooklyn’s boom, Next American City
Bike advocates make their case in Bay Ridge, Next American City
A garden grows from recovery and penance in Bushwick, The Brooklyn Ink
Two kinds of comradeship: Soldiers turn firefighters after September 11, The Brooklyn Ink
The old man and the bridge, The Brooklyn Ink
Writing for companies
Achieving the promise of COP26