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UDC gov't embarks on a top-level 'restart'

The boards of the Gambling Authority, Botswana Development Corporation, Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency, Local Enterprise Authority, and Copyright and Intellectual Property Authority have reportedly been dissolved in a top-level 'restart' by the government.
The boards of the Gambling Authority, Botswana Development Corporation, Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency, Local Enterprise Authority, and Copyright and Intellectual Property Authority have reportedly been dissolved in a top-level 'restart' by the government.

The boards of the Gambling Authority, Botswana Development Corporation, Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency, Local Enterprise Authority, and Copyright and Intellectual Property Authority have reportedly been dissolved in a top-level 'restart' by the government.

Several authoritative insiders confirmed the latest developments to The Monitor yesterday, noting that the moves were in line with a government-wide shake-up mandated by the new Botswana Economic Transformation Programme.

The affected boards are under the Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship, which has the highest number of State-Owned Entities (SOE) and is the focal point of the government’s plans to reform the parastatal sector.

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