Media Statement | PISA Integrity Assessment Centre

IN RESPONSE TO THE STATEMENTS MADE BY MS LIZETTE VOLKWYN REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF POLYGRAPH TESTING IN YOU MAGAZINE

The Southern African Polygraph Federation has taken note of the statements made by Ms Lizette Volkwyn in an article published in You Magazine on 10 January 2023, in which she claimed that “Human lie detectors have an accuracy of about 95%, while polygraph tests are only 60% accurate.” Unfortunately, these statements, among others, made by Ms Volkwyn under the guise of being an expert in the field, were factually incorrect and misleading. To address and correct the information presented in the article, the individual claims will be publicly reviewed in this response. In the article Ms Volkwyn asserted that polygraph […]

The PISA Integrity Assessment Centre Team Members

Charles Allen Kemp elected as President of the Southern African Polygraph Federation

On 27 October 2018 the Southern African Polygraph Federation Annual General Meeting was hosted at the J’Cups guesthouse situated in Centurion. It was another successful event and a great opportunity to socialise, network, and most importantly to learn. This year included three incredible guest speakers, specialists in their field who took the time to impart some of their specialist knowledge to polygraph examiners. Hannes Bezuidenhout, Riaan Bellingham and Estelle Naude talked about relevant modern day topics including ‘Admissions and Confessions in the Polygraph Environment,’ ‘Legal Implications of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) in the Polygraph Environment’ as well […]

PISA Not Affiliated With Polygraph Institution African Continent

It has been brought to our attention that there is a company operational under the name of the Polygraph Institution African Continent, headed by Mr Nico Jooste. The company has been known to refer to themselves as the Polygraph Institute on occasion as well. We would like to make it clear to our valued customers that The Polygraph Institute of South Africa (PISA) and the PISA Integrity Assessment Centre is not in any way affiliated or part of this Polygraph Institution nor is the Polygraph Institute of South Africa (PISA) or the PISA Integrity Assessment Centre affiliated with Mr Nico […]