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USAID funding cuts to HIV and tuberculosis programmes created a healthcare crisis. Communities affected by the Polihali Dam project lodged a formal complaint seeking protection of their water sources, land and houses, adequate compensation and meaningful consultation. Tšolo Thakeli was charged for his online criticism of economic policy. Peaceful protests were restricted. A commission found that correctional service officers physically assaulted hundreds of prisoners, leaving one man dead.

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