All Article Properties:
{
"access_control": false,
"status": "publish",
"objectType": "Article",
"id": "677016",
"signature": "Article:677016",
"url": "https://staging.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-07-24-serveusplease-protesters-dispersed-with-water-cannons-and-stun-grenades/",
"shorturl": "https://staging.dailymaverick.co.za/article/677016",
"slug": "serveusplease-protesters-dispersed-with-water-cannons-and-stun-grenades",
"contentType": {
"id": "1",
"name": "Article",
"slug": "article"
},
"views": 0,
"comments": 0,
"preview_limit": null,
"excludedFromGoogleSearchEngine": 0,
"title": "#ServeUsPlease protesters dispersed with water cannons and stun grenades",
"firstPublished": "2020-07-24 16:41:52",
"lastUpdate": "2020-07-24 16:41:53",
"categories": [
{
"id": "29",
"name": "South Africa",
"signature": "Category:29",
"slug": "south-africa",
"typeId": {
"typeId": "1",
"name": "Daily Maverick",
"slug": "",
"includeInIssue": "0",
"shortened_domain": "",
"stylesheetClass": "",
"domain": "staging.dailymaverick.co.za",
"articleUrlPrefix": "",
"access_groups": "[]",
"locale": "",
"preview_limit": null
},
"parentId": null,
"parent": [],
"image": "",
"cover": "",
"logo": "",
"paid": "0",
"objectType": "Category",
"url": "https://staging.dailymaverick.co.za/category/south-africa/",
"cssCode": "",
"template": "default",
"tagline": "",
"link_param": null,
"description": "Daily Maverick is an independent online news publication and weekly print newspaper in South Africa.\r\n\r\nIt is known for breaking some of the defining stories of South Africa in the past decade, including the Marikana Massacre, in which the South African Police Service killed 34 miners in August 2012.\r\n\r\nIt also investigated the Gupta Leaks, which won the 2019 Global Shining Light Award.\r\n\r\nThat investigation was credited with exposing the Indian-born Gupta family and former President Jacob Zuma for their role in the systemic political corruption referred to as state capture.\r\n\r\nIn 2018, co-founder and editor-in-chief Branislav ‘Branko’ Brkic was awarded the country’s prestigious Nat Nakasa Award, recognised for initiating the investigative collaboration after receiving the hard drive that included the email tranche.\r\n\r\nIn 2021, co-founder and CEO Styli Charalambous also received the award.\r\n\r\nDaily Maverick covers the latest political and news developments in South Africa with breaking news updates, analysis, opinions and more.",
"metaDescription": "",
"order": "0",
"pageId": null,
"articlesCount": null,
"allowComments": "1",
"accessType": "freecount",
"status": "1",
"children": [],
"cached": true
}
],
"content_length": 2414,
"contents": "<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/x-0013/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-677001\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/X-0013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"990\" /></a> About 200 people from the tourism industry gathered using ribbons for social distancing outside parliament to protest against regulations which are costing thousands of jobs around the country. (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/c-036/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676980\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/C-036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1031\" /></a> About 200 people from the tourism industry gathered using ribbons for social distancing outside parliament (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-07-24-serveusplease-protesters-dispersed-with-water-cannons-and-stun-grenades/stun-c0116/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-677033\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-677033 size-full\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/stun-C0116-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1362\" /></a> Police from the Public Order Policing Unit fired stun grenades to disperse hospitality industry members taking part in the #ServeUsPlease protest. Photo: Brenton Geach</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/m-0208/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676988\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/M-0208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1255\" /></a> A tourism protestor soaking wet after being hit by the water cannon shows his anger and disappointment. (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/o-0249/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676991\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/O-0249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"918\" /></a> Public Order Police were out in force at parliament to remove the #serveusplease protest by members of the hospitality industry. (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/t-0316/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676997\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/T-0316.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1232\" /></a> Public Order Police POP use a water cannon to disperse protestors who were standing outside Truth coffee shop in Buitenkant street after they were chased away from standing outside parliament. (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/k-69/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676987\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/K-69.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1054\" /></a> Tourism protestors after being dispersed by Public Order Police outside parliament returned along Roeland street to show their frustration and anger with the way they were treated after protesting peacefully. (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/s-0295/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676994\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/S-0295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1150\" /></a> Jaco Marais from Media 24 gets hit by the Public Order Police water cannon in Roeland street (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/r-17/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676993\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/R-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1206\" /></a> Public Order Police manhandle one of the protestors taking part in Friday's protest action. (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/h-103/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676981\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/H-103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"988\" /></a> Public Order Police who were ordered to remove the tourism protestors from outside parliament used stun grenades to disperse them. (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/n-231/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676990\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/N-231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1033\" /></a> A police water cannon with red dye was used against protestors in Plein street after they moved away from parliament. (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/h-124/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676983\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/H-124.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1135\" /></a> Police warn a tourism protestor in Roeland Street outside parliament that if he does not leave he will be arrested. (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/u-0330/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676999\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1151\" /></a> A lone #serveusplease protestor walks along Buitenkant street with Public Order Police after officers had chased the peaceful protestors from outside Parliament using stun grenades and a water cannon. (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/j-164/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676985\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/J-164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1153\" /></a> Tourism protestors after being dispersed by Public Order Police outside parliament returned along Roeland street to show their frustration and anger at the way they were treated after protesting peacefully. (Photo: Brenton Geach)</p>",
"teaser": "#ServeUsPlease protesters dispersed with water cannons and stun grenades",
"externalUrl": "",
"sponsor": null,
"authors": [
{
"id": "54749",
"name": "Brenton Geach",
"image": "",
"url": "https://staging.dailymaverick.co.za/author/brenton-geach/",
"editorialName": "brenton-geach",
"department": "",
"name_latin": ""
}
],
"description": "",
"keywords": [],
"short_summary": null,
"source": null,
"related": [],
"options": [],
"attachments": [
{
"id": "92350",
"name": "Tourism protestors after being dispersed by Public Order Police outside parliament returned along Roeland street to show their frustration and anger the way they were treated after protesting peacefully. (Photo: Brenton Geach)",
"description": "[caption id=\"attachment_677001\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/x-0013/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-677001\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/X-0013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"990\" /></a> About 200 people from the tourism industry gathered using ribbons for social distancing outside parliament to protest against regulations which are costing thousands of jobs around the country. (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676980\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/c-036/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676980\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/C-036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1031\" /></a> About 200 people from the tourism industry gathered using ribbons for social distancing outside parliament (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_677033\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2560\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-07-24-serveusplease-protesters-dispersed-with-water-cannons-and-stun-grenades/stun-c0116/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-677033\"><img class=\"wp-image-677033 size-full\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/stun-C0116-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1362\" /></a> Police from the Public Order Policing Unit fired stun grenades to disperse hospitality industry members taking part in the #ServeUsPlease protest. Photo: Brenton Geach[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676988\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/m-0208/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676988\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/M-0208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1255\" /></a> A tourism protestor soaking wet after being hit by the water cannon shows his anger and disappointment. (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676991\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/o-0249/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676991\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/O-0249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"918\" /></a> Public Order Police were out in force at parliament to remove the #serveusplease protest by members of the hospitality industry. (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676997\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/t-0316/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676997\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/T-0316.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1232\" /></a> Public Order Police POP use a water cannon to disperse protestors who were standing outside Truth coffee shop in Buitenkant street after they were chased away from standing outside parliament. (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676987\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/k-69/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676987\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/K-69.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1054\" /></a> Tourism protestors after being dispersed by Public Order Police outside parliament returned along Roeland street to show their frustration and anger with the way they were treated after protesting peacefully. (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676994\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/s-0295/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676994\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/S-0295.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1150\" /></a> Jaco Marais from Media 24 gets hit by the Public Order Police water cannon in Roeland street (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676993\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/r-17/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676993\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/R-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1206\" /></a> Public Order Police manhandle one of the protestors taking part in Friday's protest action. (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676981\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/h-103/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676981\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/H-103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"988\" /></a> Public Order Police who were ordered to remove the tourism protestors from outside parliament used stun grenades to disperse them. (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676990\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/n-231/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676990\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/N-231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1033\" /></a> A police water cannon with red dye was used against protestors in Plein street after they moved away from parliament. (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676983\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/h-124/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676983\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/H-124.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1135\" /></a> Police warn a tourism protestor in Roeland Street outside parliament that if he does not leave he will be arrested. (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676999\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/u-0330/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676999\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1151\" /></a> A lone #serveusplease protestor walks along Buitenkant street with Public Order Police after officers had chased the peaceful protestors from outside Parliament using stun grenades and a water cannon. (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_676985\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2000\"]<a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/j-164/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-676985\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/J-164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1153\" /></a> Tourism protestors after being dispersed by Public Order Police outside parliament returned along Roeland street to show their frustration and anger at the way they were treated after protesting peacefully. (Photo: Brenton Geach)[/caption]",
"focal": "50% 50%",
"width": 0,
"height": 0,
"url": "https://dmcdn.whitebeard.net/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg",
"transforms": [
{
"x": "200",
"y": "100",
"url": "https://dmcdn.whitebeard.net/i/ZNGMnaciFirCm1O4lQR1d_H2qoI=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg"
},
{
"x": "450",
"y": "0",
"url": "https://dmcdn.whitebeard.net/i/Lev3ysB-6dgILG1RAHcu7gY77P8=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg"
},
{
"x": "800",
"y": "0",
"url": "https://dmcdn.whitebeard.net/i/HZ1f8IwgJa9FpO6sMVD_caUlfcM=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg"
},
{
"x": "1200",
"y": "0",
"url": "https://dmcdn.whitebeard.net/i/O10ETSp9zh3HdDz9f1aIY_0H8JU=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg"
},
{
"x": "1600",
"y": "0",
"url": "https://dmcdn.whitebeard.net/i/Wb6hIPpKA69nS4w5CqmCHpIlpXU=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg"
}
],
"url_thumbnail": "https://dmcdn.whitebeard.net/i/ZNGMnaciFirCm1O4lQR1d_H2qoI=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg",
"url_medium": "https://dmcdn.whitebeard.net/i/Lev3ysB-6dgILG1RAHcu7gY77P8=/450x0/smart/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg",
"url_large": "https://dmcdn.whitebeard.net/i/HZ1f8IwgJa9FpO6sMVD_caUlfcM=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg",
"url_xl": "https://dmcdn.whitebeard.net/i/O10ETSp9zh3HdDz9f1aIY_0H8JU=/1200x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg",
"url_xxl": "https://dmcdn.whitebeard.net/i/Wb6hIPpKA69nS4w5CqmCHpIlpXU=/1600x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/U-0330.jpg",
"type": "image"
}
],
"summary": "A peaceful protest by hundreds of people involved in the hospitality industry outside parliament turned nasty on Friday when police used water cannons and stun grenades to disperse the crowd who had observed physical distancing and mask-wearing protocols. At least four people were arrested. The industry has been hard hit by regulations that ban the sale of alcohol and set a curfew of 9pm.",
"template_type": null,
"dm_custom_section_label": null,
"elements": [],
"seo": {
"search_title": "#ServeUsPlease protesters dispersed with water cannons and stun grenades",
"search_description": "<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/x-0013/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-677001\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/X-0013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"990\" /></a> ",
"social_title": "#ServeUsPlease protesters dispersed with water cannons and stun grenades",
"social_description": "<p><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/x-0013/\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-677001\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/X-0013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"990\" /></a> ",
"social_image": ""
},
"cached": true,
"access_allowed": true
} 
About 200 people from the tourism industry gathered using ribbons for social distancing outside parliament to protest against regulations which are costing thousands of jobs around the country. (Photo: Brenton Geach)
About 200 people from the tourism industry gathered using ribbons for social distancing outside parliament (Photo: Brenton Geach)
Police from the Public Order Policing Unit fired stun grenades to disperse hospitality industry members taking part in the #ServeUsPlease protest. Photo: Brenton Geach
A tourism protestor soaking wet after being hit by the water cannon shows his anger and disappointment. (Photo: Brenton Geach)
Public Order Police were out in force at parliament to remove the #serveusplease protest by members of the hospitality industry. (Photo: Brenton Geach)
Public Order Police POP use a water cannon to disperse protestors who were standing outside Truth coffee shop in Buitenkant street after they were chased away from standing outside parliament. (Photo: Brenton Geach)
Tourism protestors after being dispersed by Public Order Police outside parliament returned along Roeland street to show their frustration and anger with the way they were treated after protesting peacefully. (Photo: Brenton Geach)
Jaco Marais from Media 24 gets hit by the Public Order Police water cannon in Roeland street (Photo: Brenton Geach)
Public Order Police manhandle one of the protestors taking part in Friday's protest action. (Photo: Brenton Geach)
Public Order Police who were ordered to remove the tourism protestors from outside parliament used stun grenades to disperse them. (Photo: Brenton Geach)
A police water cannon with red dye was used against protestors in Plein street after they moved away from parliament. (Photo: Brenton Geach)
Police warn a tourism protestor in Roeland Street outside parliament that if he does not leave he will be arrested. (Photo: Brenton Geach)
A lone #serveusplease protestor walks along Buitenkant street with Public Order Police after officers had chased the peaceful protestors from outside Parliament using stun grenades and a water cannon. (Photo: Brenton Geach)
Tourism protestors after being dispersed by Public Order Police outside parliament returned along Roeland street to show their frustration and anger at the way they were treated after protesting peacefully. (Photo: Brenton Geach)