Projects & Clients

Our clients are leaders in their field. The projects we have conducted for them are innovative and address their specific needs.

Key clients that we have worked with most recently are listed below. We also provide a comprehensive picture of the other clients and projects that we have been involved with over many years.

Since 2005, the Human Resources Research Council (HSRC) has conducted four rounds of the BIS, covering the periods 2002-2004, 2005-2007, 2010-2012, and 2014-2016 (to include farming, forestry and fisheries (2016-2018).

In February 2022, the HSRC announced the start of fieldwork for the 2019 - 2021 round.

If your company has been selected to participate in the study click here to complete the survey

Key Recent Clients

World Bank

Enterprise Survey

The South Africa Enterprise Survey is a study of the business environment in South Africa. The survey uses benchmarking and analytical tools to make the South African survey fully compatible with the approach that have been implementing since 2005/2006 in several regions of the world. The survey is being conducted in the Eastern and Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng provinces. Questions relating to how companies tackle the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic in South Africa are included. The panel data set allows researchers to track changes in the business environment, to measure the effect of these changes on firm performance over time and to assess the effects of reforms on the business environment. Reports on the survey will be available from December 2020.

AVBOB

Branch And National Footprint Data Analytics

AVBOB is Africa’s largest Mutual Assurance Society and has been existence for 101 years since its beginnings in 1918. The company has 6 million policy holders & services them through its funeral agencies, insurance offices and its provincial offices. AfricaScope assisted AVBOB in developing a strategy for optimally locating their funeral and insurance offices throughout South Africa. This was done considering economic & market trends, consumer behaviour & competitor analysis.

Evidence Based Solutions (EBS)

Profiling of Adolescent Girls & Young Women (AGYW) and Target Setting in Botswana

EBS is a Cape Town based company that conducts evidence based research for policy makers in improving health systems & providing universal health coverage. EBS uses technology to enable it to conduct its evidence based research. Our role was to map the sub-districts of Botswana and link data from the Botswana Aids Impact Survety of 2013 so that maps could be produced.

Our Recent Projects

McDonald's SA Market Network Expansion Strategy

Client: McDonald's South Africa

In partnership with Cold Tech, AfricaScope conducted an accessibility study for McDonald's South Africa. The primary purpose was to expand their restaurant network and provide a prioritized list of where new restaurants should be located.

Conduct a National Attitudinal Survey in Malawi

Client: The Other Foundation

Africascope assisted the Other Foundation to implement a nationally representative survey of the general population in Malawi looking at attitudes, understanding and experiences of the general population to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Citizen Perceptions of Safety in High Crime Areas in Gauteng Province

Client: Sedibeng sa Tsebo and the Gauteng Department of Community Safety

A survey of 3 600 citizens in 40 high crime precincts of Gauteng province, South Africa was done. The study researched the perceptions of citizens to many issues including safety, experiences of crime, sexual offenses, safety measures, police visibility, satisfaction with police services, and community safety initiatives. Recommendations were made on what interventions the police should implement to address these issues.

Ntshegetse Census Project

Client: The Royal Bafokeng Administration

Conducted in the Royal Bafokeng Nation, a census of 50 000 households was conducted, which took place in 30 villages to collect information on indigent, child headed and impoverished households.

South African 2016 Municipal Elections Exit Poll

Client: Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)

Provided rapid data capture technologies to fieldworkers stationed at 300 voting stations across South Africa. Technical support and data management had also been conducted.

Accessibility Modelling & Catchment Area Analysis of Malls In South Africa

Client: Primedia Unlimited Malls

The primary and secondary catchment areas of 69 malls across South Africa were developed using accessibility modelling. A number of geospatial datasets were integrated and data for the catchment areas extracted.

Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle Brands Dealer Footprint Study

Client: Mercedes Benz

An accessibility study was done of Mercedes-Benz commercial dealer network. The study took into consideration actual travel times of customers and dealer capacities needed to ensure their financial viability. Once the dealer network was defined a catchment areas analysis was done. The sales performance of each dealer was determined and a set of maps produced for Mercedes-Benz.

Geomarketing Data For South Africa And SADC Countries

Client: Iveco

The project involved mapping all the truck dealers in SADC. Where available the passenger and used car dealers were also mapped. The purpose of the exercise was to undertake a geospatial gap analysis. As truck dealers and their customers are located in industrial areas, these were mapped in the 10 countries as were the commercial areas. Data on all mines (as potential clients) and data on sales projections were also collected for SADC countries.