About VOA
A Namibian-led platform that builds Africa
Voice of Africa Investment Holdings is a Namibian-led project-development and investment-preparation platform founded by Mr José Mario Mathews and Dr Simon Idris Beshir. VOA originates, structures and prepares nationally significant projects in healthcare, manufacturing, industrial gases, water security and strategic infrastructure.
Who we are
Project developer, not broker
VOA is a Namibian-registered private holding company incorporated in Windhoek in 2022. It is not a broker, tender agent or passive adviser. It is a project-development platform that takes responsibility for moving selected projects from concept to feasibility, structure, partner alignment, investor-readiness and, where appropriate, co-ownership.
VOA holds each project through a dedicated, ring-fenced special-purpose vehicle (SPV) beneath the holding structure — isolating risk and giving investors a clean, single-asset entry point. Independent vehicles, one coherent strategy.
Vision
A prosperous, industrialised and self-reliant Namibia — and a continent that builds its own future.
Mission
To originate, structure, de-risk and co-sponsor bankable projects that advance Namibia's development priorities, connecting local opportunity with institutional, sovereign, strategic and development-finance capital.
"We don't build for Africa. We build Africa."
Leadership
Our Founders
Mr José Mario Mathews
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Director
Business leader and operational architect of the group, responsible for partnerships, project delivery, stakeholder coordination and implementation strategy.
Dr Simon Idris Beshir
Co-Founder, Director — Healthcare & Medical Advisory
Consultant interventional cardiologist (FESC, FRCP Glasg, FACC) and healthcare project developer, responsible for the Health & Life Sciences pillar and clinical strategy. Head of Adult Cardiac Services at Sacred Heart Centre and clinical leader behind Namibia's first TAVI.
Operating philosophy
Our Values
National purpose
Every project must advance Namibia's development agenda and create lasting domestic value, jobs and capability.
Bankable rigour
We hold our work to the diligence standards of DFIs and sovereign investors — evidence and discipline over hype.
Local ownership
We structure for Namibian participation and skills transfer, not extraction. Capability stays in the country.
Technical truth
Sponsor-level estimates are labelled as such; we flag what still requires verification rather than overstate certainty.
Transparent partnership
Lawful, documented engagement with investors, partners and the state.
Long-term stewardship
We co-own and stay through delivery and operations — not just to signature.
Compliance & integrity
Anti-bribery, AML/KYC and conflict-of-interest discipline at every stage.
Development impact
Jobs, skills, import substitution, resilience and measurable national benefit.