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Vuvuzelas unplugged for some

2010-06-11 10:52
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Cape Town - Pharmacies are starting to run out of ear plugs, as fans scramble to protect their hearing against the deafening sound of vuvuzelas.

"Our ear plugs are sold out," a representative of Netpharm pharmacy in Cape Town told News24, adding that they cost about R20 a pair.

The Table Pharmacy in the V&A Waterfront also indicated that many people have been buying ear plugs to counter the sound of the vuvuzela.

A local entrepreneur has come up with his own novelty ear plugs to protect spectators.

Neil van Schalkwyk, who brought the vuvuzela to the mass market has partnered with Uthango Social Investments to sell ear plugs to fans for R25 a pair.

Van Schalkwyk says his Vuvuzela unPlugged earplugs are manufactured and assembled by 120 South Africans with disabilities who earn a direct income from this initiative.

The ear plugs are available from the website and 14 Park and Ride facilities around stadiums in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Money made from the sale of these ear plugs also contribute to Uthango's expenses.

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Jevon6/25/2010 7:55 AM
Id love to see anyone try sue. Wont get very far...hhahaha
Amabrish Das6/24/2010 8:04 AM
Smart man. Very innovative. Its like selling the guns and the coffins from the same corner shop.
joseph theeboom6/18/2010 2:01 PM
i am used to noise i was a drummer during the rock and roll era but lets be honest about this maybe if you are at the game it is ok but if you switch on your TV it is realy imposseble to have the sound on, the horrible buzzing of 50000 bees overpowers everything and you have to see the game but not with the sound on, if thats what this cup is all about than they can stop the spectacle as far as i am concerned and if milions of people do the same than the major income what is after all TV rights will go down so much they will have to ban the silly vootsievulas they are an insult to the ears and are not of benifit to mankind in any way or form, spend your money and buy condoms instead of vuvusulas to stop AIDS in SA witch is killing milions.joseph theeboom
Uthango Team6/16/2010 2:15 PM
Torra, just for the record and for what it is worth - in his defence, Neil van Schalkwyk is a South African entrepreneur and already realised some time ago what the noise levels of the vuvuzela is. He (actually) worked closely with a German affiliate to develop vuvuzelas with lower noise levels, and in addition - he embraced Uthango's earplug social venture that he supports as part of his social responsibility. Please find more info our our website about the project: www.vuvuzelaunplugged.com
Dr. No6/15/2010 4:31 PM
Neil van Schalkwyk = echter süd-afrikanische Name
Ben6/15/2010 6:06 AM
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Sas6/14/2010 2:16 PM
haha talk about an opportunistic man..hehe
Torra6/13/2010 9:04 AM
So Van Schalkwyk the hypocrite who brought you the vuvuzela now sells earplugs. So even he is convinced that the vuvuzela, with its earsplitting sound, can and will damage your ears. Now I await with glee to see who will sue him if they fall prey to those injuries.
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