Who We Are

About

Vunani Fund
Managers
Botswana

“Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest.” W.E.B Du Bois (Notable Pan African, Historian, Civil Rights Hero & Author)

English: Harvest! | Setswana: Thobo! | Kalanga: Vunani!

We are a proudly Pan-African financial and diversified investment management company, active in nine African countries. We are fully committed to our promise of nurturing an integrated range of innovative products and services, in order to deliver positive, consistent return for our clients. This is premised on our value proposition of catalyzing a fruitful harvest for our clients, in line with their financial objectives, appetite and scale. We are Vunani Fund Manager (Pty) Ltd (“Vunani”).

Formerly known as STANLIB, the company was renamed in 2020 following a significant transformation brought about by a ground-breaking December 2019 acquisition by AME Capital (Pty) Ltd. AME Capital is a Special Purpose Vehicle comprising of Vunani Capital (Pty) Limited, Thobo Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Mafisa Private Investments (Pty) Ltd and the Vunani Staff Share Trust. Vunani is proud to note the resultant 60% ownership by Vunani Capital - a force to be reckoned with across the African financial markets, that is listed on the main board of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). 40% of our shareholding therefore resides with Batswana citizens & management, creating a powerful opportunity for unique, tailor-made solutions with a pulse on domestic activity for clientele in Botswana. This is based on our richly-experienced management team’s thorough understanding of the Botswana landscape, the African financial DNA and a live pulse on the global economy’s impact on our local market activity.

Our work in Botswana is traced to our well-supported establishment in 2002 as a joint venture between Standard Bank Asset Management & Liberty Asset Management. Our heritage presents a solid mark of excellence in our African operations, handsomely earned from decades of economic leadership in the continent. As we embark on our journey of transformation as reflected in our new name and expansion of investment products for our esteemed clientele, we are strengthened by our solid foundation, rich history and the continued trust and partnership of our clients; to grow into the impactful team we have become within the financial sector within and beyond Botswana.

Vunani (Botswana) manages and administers over BWP 8,014,886,838.74 (as of March 2022) billion worth of Assets Under Management (AUM) with a diverse portfolio comprising of retail and institutional clients throughout the world, and over ZAR 40 billion AUM within our group portfolio.

About Vunani Limited

Vunani Limited was established in 1990 by 3 visionary and high caliber African financial executives with notable interests across the equity investment, mining and life insurance industries. With its Head Offices in Johannesburg and secondary operations in Cape Town, the business has over the years evolved to include acquisitions in Eswatini, Malawi, Zambia, and Botswana, and has a network of over 290 employees across all its operations. For further information on the group, services and footprint we invite you to visit www.vunanilimited.co.za

“Constancy is the quality of staying the same even though other things change. Vunani Fund Managers strives to guide its clients every step of the way.”

Our Executive Team

Thabo Moipolai
Managing Director

Jonathan Paledi
Portfolio Manager

Ludo Matebesi
Legal Risk & Compliance Manager

Tefo Lebati
Business Development Manager – Retail

Kennedy Manopolwe
Portfolio Manager

Obakeng Mmusinyane
Business Development Manager -Institutional

Vanessa Moseki
Chief Financial Officer

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