News Bulletin of 19 January 2026, 11am

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Gesarri says Redhill School's dual model unlocks student potential
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Executive Head Joseph Gesarri says Redhill School’s dual-programme model, which lets learners choose between South Africa’s IEB exams and the international IB curriculum, helps learners achieve their full potential.
This comes as the school in Morningside, Johannesburg's class of 2025 earned an average of 4.3 distinctions each in the IEB exams, the highest in the school’s history.
Gesarri says by offering this choice, Redhill allows students to follow the pathway that best fits their strengths and academic goals:
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Maponya Mall launch Threads Up Charity Store
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Maponya Mall in Soweto has launched the Threads Up Charity Store.
The initiative collected donated clothing and shoes from shoppers and distributed them to 70 families through a pop-up store.
Community partners helped sort and hand out the items.
The store will reopen to the public soon, and future sales will support local non-profit organisations.
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SAINTs charity shop pumps R2.1m into animal welfare
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SAINTs Charity Shop has paid out over R2.1 million to support animal welfare in 2025.
The funds covered sterilisations, feeding, medical care, and emergency assistance for animals across South Africa.
Since 2012, the organisation has contributed more than R30 million to animal welfare causes.
SAINTs raises money through its charity shop, turning donated goods into financial support.
Volunteers and the community continue to drive the organisation’s work nationwide.
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Your financial indicators for this hour:

The Rand is trading at 16.39 to the US Dollar, 0.00 to the British Pound, and 0.00 to the Euro.

Gold is trading at 4,596.70 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 92,415.00.
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Netflix and Sony Pictures enter new pay-1 deal
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Netflix and Sony Pictures have signed a new global Pay-1 licensing deal.
The agreement will allow Sony’s feature films to stream on Netflix worldwide.
The move expands Netflix’s current rights, which already include the U.S., Germany and parts of Southeast Asia.
Popular titles under the existing deal include Uncharted, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Venom: The Last Dance.
The global rollout of the expanded rights begins later this year.
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