Following is a brief description and profile of Polygraph Vetting Services:

* Magda Weideman was employed at the Department of Justice from 1992 until 2005. She was appointed as the Office Manager at the Office for the Control of Interception and Monitoring of Communications. The Office was by law mandated and responsible for the investigation of serious crime and she was responsible to, in conjunction with the respective law enforcement agencies (i.e. the South African Police Service, the National Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Special Operations and the South African Secret Service) deal with applications submitted to the office in respect of the investigation of such crimes.

* During 2005 she established her own business in the hospitality industry. As a result of her previous experience, corporate clients approached her to be of assistance in respect of pre-employment vetting through polygraph examination as well as polygraph examination in respect of specific crime incidents (theft of money, bribery, fraud, poaching, etc.) in the workplace.

* She qualified as a polygraph examiner through the American International Institute of Polygraph. Since then, she has been involved in this business on a fulltime basis. She has also completed a BA Psychology degree through the University of South Africa during 2000. She attended advance courses by Dr Micki Pistorius (Intelligence Profiling), Chuck Slupski (Validated Techniques, Countermeasures, Interrogation) and Dr Kobus Jonker (Satanic Cults in SA). She is a member of the American Polygraph Assosiation (APA), and membership of the European Polygraph Association is still pending.