Sean Smith

Oct 21, 2024 | sowetanlive.co.za | Bongani Magasela |Sean Smith |Seàn Smith |Seán Smith

Newly crowned IBO welterweight boxing champion Thulani Mbenge. “I woke up on Sunday feeling like a brand-new man.” That is how 33-year-old newly crowned International Boxing Organisation (IBO) welterweight boxing champion Thulani “Evolution” Mbenge reacted to his successful mission to win back the belt he lost in 2019 to Sebastian Formela in Germany. Mbenge won it on Saturday after defeating Englishman Michael “The Problem” McKinson on points after 12 rounds at the Copperbox Arena in London.

Oct 11, 2024 | wenatcheeworld.com | Sean Smith |Seàn Smith |Seán Smith

I was disheartened to learn about the tone of last week’s Wenatchee meeting on grizzly bear reintroduction in the North Cascades. These mountains and animals are close to my heart. Having spent a good part of my career with the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service, I’ve worked with both grizzly and black bears across the West, including in Yellowstone and the North Cascades. Grizzlies are majestic and powerful creatures that once roamed widely across Washington.

Sep 19, 2024 | kelownanow.com | Sean Smith |Seàn Smith |Seán Smith

All letters to the editor published by KelownaNow reflect only the opinions of the readers who submit them, and not necessarily those of KelownaNow or its staff. Letters can be submitted to [email protected] Full transparency, I am a Conservative. Let's get that on the table, right now. I read the letter in "Your Voice" from former NDP Candidate Cade Desjarlais, where he stated that he had "true fear and anxiety" about the potential of the BC Conservatives coming to power.

May 23, 2024 | theguardian.com | Sean Smith |Seàn Smith |Seán Smith

There were just under 1,400 Trussell Trust food banks in the UK in 2023, as well as 1,172 independent food banks, all largely run by volunteers from the community they serve. Dock Road, Tilbury Kyran with baby Kali-Rose and mum Angel at South Ockendon food bank, in All Saints churchLast year in Thurrock, 95,955 metric tonnes of food parcels were given out by the Trussell Trust to feed 7,974 people, 3,599 of whom were children.

May 9, 2024 | theguardian.com | Sean Smith |Seàn Smith |Seán Smith

In her wooden hut in Vohitsova, Soalignee, 24, nurses her two-month-old son, Manampiaro, the village’s youngest resident. Vohitsova, in Androy region, is a bumpy, four-hour drive inland from Madagascar’s southern coast. Soalignee, who like many people in the region goes by one name, does not want Manampiaro – which means ‘protection’ in Malagasy – to work the land as she, her parents and grandparents did. ‘I want him to be a soldier,’ she says. ‘Being a farmer here depends on the rain.