Streetwise Finance Projects
Financial education that reaches everyone
Money conversations that travel the country
Hollard’s Streetwise Finance brings financial education to life in communities across South Africa. From buzzing university halls to rural business workshops, we're taking the conversation across the country, no matter the postcode.
We meet South Africans where they are, sparking curiosity through events, training and broadcasts that make finance an everyday conversation. Whether you are student, an entrepreneur or tuning in to the radio on your daily commute, we are turning financial education into streetwise know-how. It’s all about building trust and making opportunities for South Africans to back themselves when it comes to managing their money.
Modules
Step-by-step learning designed to build real confidence in everyday personal finance.
Streetwise Finance on air
Small money lessons that add up
Learn personal finance in a way that fits your life
We don’t only have to think about money during quiet moments.
In South Africa, learning about personal finance happens between work shifts, on the taxi and while shopping. Stretching a salary across an entire household doesn’t wait for anybody.
So, to help you in your everyday life, Streetwise Finance has brought real money conversations and financial education to the airwaves with short, practical radio clips.
Sometimes all it takes is a minute to learn something that can change the way you think.
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Personal finance education on the go
Each radio clip breaks down money topics in a simple and practical way. The topics cover the things that you need to know about money, like budgeting, saving, insurance and financial decision making.
Why radio? It’s the perfect medium to meet you where you are and doesn’t require any data. Sometimes old-school is the best school.
From knowing to doing
However, we all know that knowledge doesn’t mean much if you can’t apply it in your life. That’s why these clips are short, accessible and built around real situations.
We’ve designed these clips to be practical, with each clip turning small moments into opportunities to learn. We’re not here to lecture, we want to see your learning put to use in the world.
Growing confidently together
With these clips, we’re furthering our mission of building shared value. Streetwise Finance helping people feel more confident with money because that confidence is contagious.
It helps to build steadier households, stronger communities and a better sense of what’s possible. When useful knowledge reaches people in a way they understand, it doesn’t just sit there, it grows.
Click on the clips below to listen to the different Streetwise Finance episodes that aired on Ukhozi FM in isiZulu.
Needs vs wants and budgeting
Banking, lending and saving
Insurance
Retirement
Streetwise Finance supports rural SMMEs
Big dreams don’t only live in cities. Across South Africa, in small towns and rural communities, there’s serious hustle. Spaza shops, side businesses and growing enterprises keep local economies moving. But access to practical financial education and small business development is not always part of the picture.
That’s where Streetwise Finance BizLab has stepped in and expanded its target market to support rural SMMEs with tools that make a difference on the ground. So far, over three hundred entrepreneurs across seven provinces have been part of the journey by getting into the nuts and bolts of running a business, from managing cash flow to planning ahead.
Click here for more on our support for rural SMMEs.
Small business is big business
In many rural areas, small businesses are the economy. They put food on tables, create jobs and keep communities going. But without the right support, it can feel like you’re always playing catch-up.
Streetwise Finance BizLab is designed to change that. We give business owners practical ways to:
- Build a business plan that works.
- Keep personal and business money separate.
- Stay on top of records and budgets.
- Put something aside for tough times.
- Understand insurance and how to protect what you’ve built.
- Make smarter calls about banking products.
Ready to back your own hustle with the right tools? Start your financial learning journey here.
Real talk means real learning
The approach is hands-on and local. Face-to-face sessions, in places that are easy to access, delivered with partners like Avo Vision. This is not boardroom energy. It’s a place where people can ask questions that matter to them.
Working together
We’re building shared value. When entrepreneurs are more confident with money, their businesses get stronger. When businesses grow, communities benefit. Jobs, stability and opportunity all start to compound success.
When you back the hustle properly, it doesn’t just survive. It builds.
See how Streetwise Finance is showing up in real communities
View the photos from the journey below
Streetwise Finance Comedy Nights
Money decisions are showing up earlier and getting more complicated. But lets be honest: the way we teach money skills still feels like a lecture you didn’t sign up for and it’s easy to scroll away from.
That’s the gap Streetwise Finance is closing by taking financial education out of the textbook and into real life, where it actually makes sense. From campuses to communities, it’s about meeting young people where they’re at.
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Finance but funny
When we pulled into the University of Johannesburg and University of Pretoria with Mojak Lehoko for our Streetwise Finance Comedy Nights, the energy was electric. No scary jargon, no ‘market volatility’ talk; just straight-up real stories and laughs about money topics students deal with every day.
Mojak used humour to break the ice and storytelling to keep everyone locked in. Suddenly, budgeting, debt and saving weren’t these heavy, "adulting" chores; they were everyday things we could laugh about, unpack and master.
Shifting the vibe
When the atmosphere is more relaxed, people actually lean in. We saw students asking those "asking for a friend" questions they’d been holding back on for months. They shared their wins, challenged the old ways of doing things and started connecting the dots for themselves.
When financial education speaks your language, it sticks.
Want to level up your own money game? Explore our learning modules here.
Get in on the good vibes.
Watch the videos and explore photos from the night below
View our other Streetwise Finance content
About Streetwise Finance
Learn more about the programme that helps you make sense of your money decisions.
Modules
Step-by-step learning designed to build real confidence in everyday personal finance.
Financial Tips
Straightforward answers and expert tips for the money questions you face most often.
Calculators
Tools to help you plan ahead, compare decisions and understand the impact of your choices.
Articles & reports
Content from experts that is grounded in real experiences and local context.