Who We Are

Twenty-five years of Southern African research

The long version of how a Windhoek start-up became a regional research partner.

  1. 1999

    Founded in Windhoek

    Vision Africa opens its doors with a team of three, focused on qualitative research for Namibian retail and financial-services clients.

  2. What we measure

    1. 2003

      MediaMetrics™ launches

      Namibia's first continuous, independent radio audience measurement service is introduced — still the regional benchmark today.

    2. 2015

      Television measurement

      MediaMetrics™ expands from radio into television — the first cross-platform audience currency in Namibia.

    3. 2020

      Digital-first delivery

      Client reporting moves to interactive dashboards. Real-time mystery-shopping and CATI capacity built out during the pandemic.

    Where we work

    1. 2004

      Expansion into Zimbabwe

      Harare office opens to serve broadcasters, retailers and FMCG clients in Zimbabwe.

    2. 2006

      Zambia operations begin

      Tracking studies launch for the mining and banking sectors in Lusaka and the Copperbelt.

    3. 2008

      Mozambique fieldwork

      First Portuguese-language project delivered in Maputo. Vision Africa Moçambique formally established.

    4. 2010

      Angola arrives

      Luanda office opens. The firm now covers both Portuguese-speaking markets in the region.

  3. Today

    Seven countries, one standard

    Studies run across Namibia, Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe — under one quality regime and one regional team.

What we stand for

The thinking behind those decades — our vision, our mission and the values we hold ourselves to.

Vision, mission and values