Pre-Employment Background Checks
Easily perform pre-employment background checks and screening for your employees and contractors. Build a unique, robust solution with our suite of screening services to help you minimise risk and maintain compliance.
Pre-Employment Background Check Solutions
A leader among background screening providers, we offer solutions to help you uncover relevant criminal records, sex offences, and professional or financial sanctions quickly — with background checks built for employment across Africa.
Our National Criminal File is a database search of millions of criminal records — with thousands of new records added daily — covering criminal history, sex offender registry records, and sanctions lists across all 54 African countries.
As a premier background screening company, we have unmatched pan-African reach for businesses that require searches across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously.
Comprehensive screening for every need
From criminal records to social media — everything you need to make confident, well-informed hiring decisions.
Criminal Records Screening
Search millions of criminal records across national and local courts in all 54 African countries, including sex offender registries and sanctions watchlists.
- National court records
- Local magistrate searches
- Sex offender registries
- Physical court searches
Licence & Credential Verification
We contact the associated state government, granting source, or issuing agency directly to confirm the status, sanctions, restrictions, and expiration date of any licence or credential listed.
- Professional licences
- Academic credentials
- Regulatory certifications
- Expiry & sanctions checks
Contractors, Freelancers & Vendors
Purpose-built background check packages for non-permanent workers and third-party vendors — ensuring your extended workforce meets the same standards as direct hires.
- Freelancer background checks
- Vendor due diligence
- Contract worker screening
- Third-party risk assessment
Executive Background Check Services
Enhanced due diligence for senior hires, board members, and executive-level appointments — going deeper into financial history, litigation, reputation, and leadership track record.
- Enhanced criminal checks
- Financial & directorship history
- Litigation records
- Reputation & media screening
Social Media Screening
Compliant review of publicly available social media activity to identify behaviours that may present reputational, legal, or workplace safety risks — without bias.
- Public social media review
- Hate speech & violence flags
- Compliance-safe process
- Structured reporting
Criminal Records Monitoring
Ongoing monitoring of existing employees and contractors — alerting you when a criminal record or watchlist hit emerges post-hire, so you can act before risk escalates.
- Continuous monitoring
- Real-time alerts
- Post-hire coverage
- Compliance audit trail
Driving Records Monitoring
For roles requiring vehicle operation, we monitor driving licence status, traffic violations, and licence suspensions — helping you manage fleet risk and insurance liability.
- Licence status checks
- Traffic violation history
- Suspension monitoring
- Fleet risk management
Employment & Education Verification
Directly verify a candidate's employment history and academic credentials with past employers and institutions — confirming dates, titles, and qualifications claimed.
- Employment dates & titles
- Education & degree checks
- Reason for leaving
- Gap analysis
Why conduct a pre-employment background check?
Background checks allow you to make smart, well-informed hiring decisions that can save your business time and money in the long run. Quite simply, background checks are an important part of ensuring the individuals you hire fit well within your culture.
With a variety of background check services available, it's easy to get the information you need to make confident onboarding decisions.
Start screening todayBackground check FAQs
Background screening is the process of verifying and researching a candidate's identity, criminal history, employment and education records, professional licences, and other relevant information before making a hiring decision. It provides factual, verified data to support your onboarding choices.
Typically you need the candidate's full legal name, date of birth, national ID or passport number, address history, and written consent. The exact requirements vary by country and the type of check being conducted. Our team guides you through what's needed for each jurisdiction.
Turnaround times vary by check type and country. Standard criminal and employment checks can be returned within 24–48 hours. Physical court searches or multi-country investigations may take 3–7 business days. Express options are available for urgent needs.
Yes. In line with data protection laws across Africa and internationally, written consent from the candidate must be obtained before conducting a background check. We can provide standard consent form templates to make this easy.
Absolutely — this is one of our core strengths. If a candidate has lived or worked across multiple African countries, we run coordinated searches across all relevant jurisdictions through a single request.
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