{"id":3721,"date":"2021-10-20T17:22:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T17:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/ace-your-learners-licence-test-with-mathias"},"modified":"2021-10-20T17:37:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T17:37:40","slug":"ace-your-learners-licence-test-with-mathias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/ace-your-learners-licence-test-with-mathias","title":{"rendered":"Ace your learner\u2019s licence test with Mathias"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Struggling to obtain your learner driver\u2019s licence? Kambinda Mathias wants to help you ace your test in either Oshiwambo or Rukwangali, now that Natis allows the written test to be done in some local vernaculars.<\/p>\n<p>Effective 23 August this year, the public can sit for their learner licence tests in Afrikaans, Nama\/Damara (Khoekhoegowab), Otjiherero, Oshiwambo (Oshikwanyama), Rukwangali and Silozi. Other languages will be added in future. The 29-year-old passed his test in English in 2016 with 97%, and recently obtained a code 11 driver\u2019s licence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe late establishment to write learners\u2019 licences test in local languages is a well-thought-out plan, but learning in your mother tongue can be tricky and requires passion, because there is no professional book,\u201d Mathias told Youth Corner from Swakopmund, where he runs his business \u2013 Mathias\u2019 learner licence classes.<\/p>\n<p>He said adaptability to changing circumstances and environments are critical for success. \u201cSo, it\u2019s time to take the Oshiwambo syllabus seriously in schools, especially those who don\u2019t understand its significance,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n<p>Because there is no book yet that explains road signs in local languages, Mathias teaches his students by translating from English into Oshiwambo and Rukwangali.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot everyone went to school and learned English, and if we only focus on English, our local people will be left out. People understand things better when they are taught or speak in their native languages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mathias envisions his company as a solution to the country\u2019s unemployment in 20 years, as he hopes to hire more tutors to teach people in as many vernaculars as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung people, whatever step you take, you are stepping on money; it\u2019s just that you don\u2019t have an eye for it. Always identify a problem in your area and provide a solution to that problem,\u201d he advised his fellow youth, adding that \u201cinnovation is the end to suffering\u201d. He can\u2019t wait to share the results of his 30 students, who will be going for their tests soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. Struggling to obtain your learner driver\u2019s licence? Kambinda Mathias wants to help you ace your test in either Oshiwambo or Rukwangali, now that Natis allows the written test to be done in some local vernaculars. 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