Sbahle Zwane lives in Lenasia, a municipality south of Johannesburg, South Africa and with only ten years He has become famous for his talent for numbers.
There are many children with high math skills, but this little one, born in a humble African neighborhood, is extraordinary: is able to solve complex multiplications in just seconds, which has earned him the nickname of 'calculating boy' in social networks.
We show you some of his exploits.
Zwane's incredible ability to solve complex arithmetic problems has become popular in social networks, where his videos have been made viral in response to complicated operations. On different pages of Facebook:
Twitter:
What's 78,000 x 550? 10-year-old, Sibahle Zwane can work that out for you - without using a calculator!
- BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) January 9, 2019
(Btw, answer is: 42,900,000) pic.twitter.com/FXVL7STYL9
Youtube, where the news channel eNews Channel Africa did an extensive interview with his mother Mbali:
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Zwane seems to be profiting his mathematical fame achieved through social networks, where his videos are viral, as explained by local media, such as Premium Times.
It seems that the child prodigy challenges strangers who cross his path and solves complex mathematical problems in exchange for 2 rands (13 cents) for each correct answer. His mother says he can earn 200 rand in one day (12.50 euros).
But when asked by the media for its arithmetic agility, it merely responds:
"I only see the numbers in my head. I like numbers more than anything else."
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Despite his math skills, his dream is to become a pilot. And, as a first step to achieve this, his mother has applied for a scholarship to take him to a school that can develop his talent. And he explains to the eNCA that "We really hope that Sibahle's abilities take him very far."
Something that we also expect: that children without financial means but with capacities can access quality education anywhere in the world, because it is recognized by UNESCO as a fundamental human right.
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"Education is a powerful instrument that allows children and adults who are socially and economically marginalized to get out of poverty and participate fully in the life of the community. To that end, there must be equal opportunities and universal access."
At the moment, it seems that he is on the right track, since he has obtained a place at the Curro Holdings school, one of the best independent institutions in South Africa, where he has also offered work to his mother, Mbali Zwane, single mother and in unemployment.
