Mthente has partnered with Quest Research Services on several national surveys to increase the scope of its fieldwork capabilities and contribute to the empowerment of local fieldworkers and field supervisors. Quest is a 100% black-owned BEE company with 20% female ownership. The company is owned, controlled and managed by people from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. The management and staff have brought together their accumulated experiences and expertise in marketing and business strategy in order to undertake over 100 commissioned research projects since Quest’s inception in 2003.
Through their membership with the Pan African Media Organisation (PAMRO), Quest has fieldworkers all over Southern Africa and in Central, Eastern and Western Africa. All their fieldworkers are SAMRA accredited. Quest is based in Gauteng but has field offices in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and East London. In other provinces they have field supervisors who have teams which have worked for them for a number of years and they are accustomed to Quest’s quality control protocols.
Additional information about Quest can be found at http://www.qrs.co.za.