Also known as: CEEP · CEEP programme
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The move comes after the diamond giant engaged external consultants to probe widespread allegations of fronting in the CEEP, with some early estimates suggesting that as much as 90% of participating firms were engaged in the practice.Hailed as the country’s single largest and mos …
Debswana wields axe on ‘fronters’Daily News Botswana
… Minister of Minerals and Energy, Ms Kenewendo, announced the policy direction during a follow-up visit to Morupule Coal Mine (MCM) last week to assess the impact of the mine’s Citizen Economic Empowerment Programme (CEEP). …
New mineral regulations to mandate citizen participationWeekend Post
… At the heart of this collaboration is Khoemacau’s Citizen Economic Empowerment Programme (CEEP), a framework designed to foster the participation of citizen-owned businesses in mining operations. …
Khoemacau, Absa Bank partner to empower citizen-owned SMEsWeekend Post
The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) and Okavango Wilderness Safaris have partnered to improve market access for citizen-owned businesses in Botswana’s tourism sector, with the two organisations launching a Citizen Economic Empowerment Programme (CEEP) aimed at developing competi …
LEA, Wilderness partner to unlock tourism market for citizen businessesAfter engaging external consultants to investigate widespread fronting allegations in the Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Programme, Debswana is taking action; early estimates suggest as much as 90% of participating firms were engaged in the practice. The CEEP has redirected P20 billion in Debswana procurement with the goal of creating 20,000 citizen enterprises between 2019 and 2024.
31 August 2026 · Mmegi →
After engaging external consultants to investigate widespread fronting allegations in the Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Programme, Debswana is taking action; early estimates suggest as much as 90% of participating firms were engaged in the practice. The CEEP has redirected P20 billion in Debswana procurement with the goal of creating 20,000 citizen enterprises between 2019 and 2024.
31 August 2026 · Mmegi →
Government is finalising new Mines and Minerals Regulations requiring greater local beneficiation and stronger local content requirements across all mineral value chains. The shift prioritises value retained locally and citizen capabilities built, rather than production tonnage and royalties alone, anchored in national development policy.
31 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Khoemacau Copper Mine and Absa Bank Botswana have partnered to empower citizen-owned small and medium-sized enterprises, targeting the SME sector which constitutes about 40 percent of Botswana's economy as part of the government's citizen economic empowerment agenda.
6 August 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Local Enterprise Authority and Okavango Wilderness Safaris have partnered to improve market access for citizen-owned businesses in Botswana's tourism sector through a Citizen Economic Empowerment Programme, addressing a key constraint facing small and medium enterprises—limited access to sustainable markets despite local production capacity.
17 July 2026 · Weekend Post →