New faces at CEDA, LEA, CIPA, BDC

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The Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship has moved to announce new faces to lead its parastatals, the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA), the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA), the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA), and the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC).

This follows the long-awaited major shake-up at State Owned Enterprises (SOE), a move accelerated by the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme (BETP).

In a press statement released this morning the Ministry announced the appointment of Oteng Keabetswe as the Managing Director of BDC, a position most recently held by Benedicta Abosi who was acting MD from April 1, 2025.

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New faces at CEDA, LEA, CIPA, BDC

The Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship has moved to announce new faces to lead its parastatals, the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA), the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA), the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA), and the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC).

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