Vuvuzelas to be put to use in French protests

Love or hate them, the Vuvuzela has become an ever present part of the World Cup in South Africa. The plastic horn, has been called a traditional cultural icon despite first being produced in 2001.

In France, a businessman is hoping to give them a use beyond the World Cup. Jose Pecci is importing as many of them as he can for football fans but also for trades unions, who want to use them at major demonstrations.

"Everyone wants one of these. Why? Football supporters, of course, because they want to be heard but also French protesters want to be heard on the streets," he said.

Pecci has had to order more of the instruments in from China after selling his initial stockpile of 10,000 and wishes he had ordered more.

"I could have been rich if had ordered a million of these things. I would have sold them, no problem. The problem is I did not buy a million and I regret that," Pecci said.

The instrument, which can produce 120 decibels of noise, has brought complaints from fans and broadcasters around the world.