The throwing of vuvuzelas at Newlands Stadium last week has given rise to fresh debate on whether or not vuvuzelas should be allowed at the 2010 World Cup, writes iafrica.com's Khaya Ndubane.

The use of vuvuzelas as missiles during last week's ill-tempered MTN8 semifinal first leg match between Ajax Cape Town and Kaizer Chiefs at Newlands has re-ignited the debate on whether or not vuvuzelas should be allowed at the 2010 World Cup.

Premier Soccer League (PSL) CEO Kjetil Siem further fuelled the fire when he changed his tune about the support of vuvuzelas, by saying he was no longer sure if "my kids will be safe if people start throwing vuvuzelas".

But, surprisingly, world football's governing body, FIFA, has been silent on the issue ? a sign that they are still holding on to their decision to allow vuvuzelas into the 2010 World Cup stadiums.

South African football fans ? especially Chiefs fans ? have shown in the past that they are a results-driven bunch and they have often used force to vent their anger when things do not go their way.

The question now is whether or not FIFA are willing to take that risk and allow vuvuzelas into the stadiums after seeing first-hand how the instruments can be turned into 'weapons'.

My advice to FIFA is to only allow vuvuzelas into matches that do not involve Bafana Bafana, or to some extent England - if the latter qualifies for the 2010 showpiece.

No offence to the English fans but their hooliganism is well documented and with vuvuzelas going to be on sale in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup one cannot help but wonder what an English hooligan can do with it!

Be that as it may, vuvuzelas are part of the South African football culture and whether one likes it on not they are here to stay.

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