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Otlaadisa Law feels honoured to have acted as legal advisor in a transaction culminating in the successful listing of the Vunani Global Equity Prescient Feeder Actively Managed ETF on the Botswana Stock Exchange

The Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Act No. 14 of 2024 (“the Act”) came into force on 1 October 2025, marking a significant development in Botswana’s mining regulatory framework. These amendments are designed to strengthen governance, promote economic growth and citizen participation, and ensure responsible and sustainable exploitation of the country’s mineral resources. The key changes introduced by the Act include: licence holders are now required to exploit minerals in a manner that: promotes, benefits and contributes to the economy of Botswana; ensures equitable access and benefit to mineral resources by citizens; and ensures safety, health and environmental protection. directors and shareholders of companies that are in default of regulatory obligations in terms of the Act are prohibited from acquiring new…