Notice of vacant position – MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

African Minerals Limited has an immediate requirement for the position of Maintenance Technician. The overall responsibility for this position is to maintain equipment and to ensure work quality reflects professional standards Candidate should be trained and qualified with at least five to ten years of relevant experience working on CAT and Mercedes Benz equipment. He/She [...]

Notice of vacant position – CRANE OPERATOR

African Minerals Limited has an immediate requirement for a Crane Operator. The overall responsibility for this position involves operating the mine cranes between the various project sites. Applicant must be qualified to operate up to 100 tonnes and must have the experience in operating a XCGM 70 tonne crane The tasks and responsibilities of the [...]

Notice of vacant position – BOILER MAKER (Trainer/Assessor)

African Minerals Limited has an immediate requirement for a Boiler Maker (Trainer/Assessor). Applicants should be academically qualified in their area of choice, with at least 5 to 10 years of relevant hands-on experience in training, boiler making and welding. Work experience within a supervisory, coaching and mentoring role is desirable. The individual should have the [...]

World Cup Final 2010: Holland 0- Spain 1 (AET)

Andres Iniesta struck a dramatic winner late in extra-time as Spain won the World Cup for the first time but condemned the Netherlands to their third final defeat. Iniesta drilled his left-foot strike across goal – but the Netherlands were incensed after referee Howard Webb had failed to award their side a corner moments earlier [...]

Blair African charity run by banker linked to US toxic loan fraud

A charity established by Tony Blair to aid the African poor is being run by a banker who helped to mastermind toxic mortgage investments at the centre of an alleged multi-million-pound fraud. (Photo: Controversy-Tony Blair on a visit to Sierra Leone) Paolo Pellegrini, an Italian-born financier, quietly became president last year of the US arm [...]

Mandela appears at closing ceremony

Nelson Mandela has enjoyed a thunderous greeting from thousands of fans at the World Cup closing ceremony. The former South African president flashed his famous smile as he was driven across the pitch in a golf cart with his wife, Grace Machel. Earlier, his grandson said Fifa had put Mr Mandela under “extreme pressure” to [...]

Koroma talks tough; A Management of any organization without transparency and accountability is doomed to failure

His Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma is a patriot, a loyalist and a good leader.  Keeping the promises he had made during his first visit at the UN in 2008, had made him to be where he is at today. Political mavericks and other critics must appreciate the leadership of the Koroma’s Administration. He is [...]

Fatmata Conteh Wanted

Fatmata Conteh went missing at the age of 17 some time in January 2007, she is about 5ft tall, slim with brown eyes she has two thumbs on her right hand and is a mother of a two year old boy at the time she left Mayera Village where she was living with her Aunt [...]

I scored a goal in the FIFA World Cup Final

Pelé, Brazil 1958 – The man widely considered the greatest footballer in history came to international prominence as a 17-year-old at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, scoring five goals during the tournament, including two strikes in a 5-2 win over the host nation in the final. Pele missed most of his country’s World Cup-winning [...]

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