Tony McGregor’s Music and Other Musings
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IOL Front Page News
- Hiker's body found in Hermanus gorge December 22, 2009The body of a man believed to have fallen to his death has been found by a group of hikers on the mountains high above Hermanus.
- Zuma to play in Nkandla chess tournament December 22, 2009President Jacob Zuma's office has said that he will be playing in the KwaZulu-Natal Chess Tournament as part of a campaign to encourage rural South Africans to play the game.
- SA should take it as a compliment December 22, 2009There's no irony in South African-born players winning glory overseas, says Senior Sports Writer Kevin McCallum in his exclusive daily column for IOL.
- Pakistan court orders a nose for a nose December 22, 2009A court in Lahore has ordered two men to have their noses and ears chopped off.
- It's true - men park cars better than women December 22, 2009A study has confirmed what we've known all along - men are superior to women... but only when it comes to parking.
My HubPages writings
- Soot in my eye â a nostalgic steam train rideSteam trains were iconic in days gone by, but now the steam experience is mostly reduced to excursions with steam train preservation enthusiasts.
- Kindness â have we lost the knack?World Kindness Day on 13 November - a challenge to all to perform some act of kindness on this day and by so doing contribute to a kinder, more caring world.
- A wheel at each corner â the revolution designed by Alec IssigonisA celebration of the 50-year-old Mini - a car which started a revolution in car design.
- A Walk on the Wild Side â Christmas 1970 on the Transkei Wild CoastAn idyllic summer holiday on the Transkei Wild Coast in 1970
- Top 10 albums of the South African jazz diaspora â Tony's picksExile was a two-edged sword for the South African musicians who left their homeland for the freedom of Europe and the United States. This is a selection of some of the finest albums to come out of the greaat South African jazz diaspora
- Pretoria â the âJacaranda Cityâ of South AfricaThe magic of jacaranda blossoms in Pretoria. the beauty of a beautiful but threatened "invasive alien" tree brings spectacular colour to the city in October
- Top 10 South African jazz albums â Tony's picksTony McGregor picks ten top South African jazz albums of the last 50 years
- The bellowing horn is stilled â farewell MankunkuWinston Mankunku Ngozi has died, leaving a large gap in the ranks of South African jazz musicians
- Shoreline â diamonds, coelacanths, crabs and turtles star in TV seriesA dramatic, beautiful documentary of the 3000 kilometre shoreline of South Africa has been shown by the national broadcaster. It covers the pre-history, history and biology of this diverse coastline
- Top 10 Classical CDs â Tony's PicksTop classical CDs chosen by Tony McGregor
