News Bulletin of 19 January 2026, 8am

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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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World Cup 2026 sees record 500m ticket requests
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Over 500-million requests have been received for tickets for this year’s World Cup in North America.
The random selection draw phase started early last month and ended last week.
Successful applicants will now be put into a pool from where everyone has an equal chance of being drawn to earn the chance of buying a ticket.
Unsuccessful applicants still have a chance in subsequent sales phases as additional tickets become available.
The tournament in Canada, the US and Mexico starts on the 11th of June.
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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 0.00 dollars a fine ounce, Brent Crude Oil is at Error per barrel, and a Bitcoin will set you back 92,561.00.
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Avatar: Fire and Ash still tops North America box office
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Avatar: Fire and Ash continues to dominate the North American box office for the fifth straight week.
The Times of India reports that the film has now made over $1.3 billion worldwide.
Audiences are rushing to theatres to see the latest adventure on the big screen, making it one of the most successful releases in recent history.
The movie's visuals and story are captivating viewers, showing that cinema is still amazing.
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