List of state-owned enterprises in Namibia

As of 2017 there were a total of 97 state-owned enterprises, also called public enterprises, in Namibia.

18 of the public enterprises are profit-driven and fall under the Ministry of Public Enterprises established in March 2015. Leon Jooste heads this ministry.[1] The other state-owned commercial entities are mainly active in education, media, and transport. They execute state functions and fall under their respective line ministries.[2] Some of the state-owned enterprises in Namibia are:[3][4]

Company name Budget contribution 2013/2014-2015/2016[5][6] Description Classification[3]
Agribank -284 Mio Financing of agricultural projects and farm acquisitions Financial
August 26 Holdings Company Defence Commercial
Bank of Namibia 262 Mio Financial
Development Bank of Namibia -350 Mio Development of SMEs Financial
Diamond Board of Namibia Regulatory
Electricity Control Board Regulatory
Epangelo Mining -33 Mio
Film Commission of Namibia Regulatory
Financial Interagency Centre -45 Mio
National Fishing Corporation of Namibia Fishing quotas Commercial
Fisheries Observer Agency -23 Mio Regulatory
Karakul Board of South West Africa Regulatory
Land Acquisition and Development Fund -245 Mio Implementing land reform
Meat Board of Namibia Regulatory
Minerals Development Fund of Namibia Financial
NamDeb 1,514 Mio Diamond mining
Namibia Airports Company -283 Mio Maintenance of Namibian airports Commercial
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation -1,055 Mio State broadcaster Media
Namibia Diamond Trading Company 294 Mio Diamond trading
Namibia Development Corporation -49 Mio
Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NamFISA) Regulatory
Namibian Agronomic Board Regulatory
Namibia National Reinsurance Corporation 3 Mio Reinsurance Financial
Namibian College of Open Learning (NamCOL) -258 Mio Secondary education
Namibian Communications Commission Regulatory
Namibian Competition Commission Regulatory
Namibian Institute for Public Administration and Management (NIPAM) -162 Mio Tertiary education for Government
Namibian Maritime and Fisheries Institute -23 Mio Tertiary education Educational
Namibian Ports Authority -205 Mio Management of Namibian ports Commercial
Namibian Standards Institution -124 Mio Develop and maintain standards for Namibia
Namibia Post & Telecommunications Ltd 50 Mio Commercial
Namibia Power Corporation Power supply Commercial
Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) -60 Mio Media
Namibia Qualifications Authority -75 Mio Registering Namibian educational qualifications and evaluating foreign degrees
Namibia Statistics Agency -158 Mio Collect, analyse, and disseminate statistics for the formulation of public policy
Namibia Students' Financial Assistance Fund -2,013 Mio Student loans
Namibia Tourism Board -90 Mio Development of the tourism sector Regulatory
Namibia Training Authority -899 Mio Vocational education
Namibia Water Corporation Water supply and sanitation Commercial
Namibia Wildlife Resorts -52 Mio Operation of the major tourist resorts in Namibia Commercial
Namibia University of Science and Technology -996 Mio Tertiary education
NamZim -24 Mio Runs the SWAPO and ZANU-PF-friendly weekly Southern Times Media
National Emergency and Disaster Management Fund -82 Mio Managing floods, droughts, and food assistance programmes
National Housing Enterprise -320 Mio Provisioning of housing for low and middle-income families Financial
National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia Regulatory
National Special Risks Association Financial
National Youth Council -56 Mio
National Youth Service -232 Mio Employment and training projects for the Namibian youth
New Era -57 Mio State-owned newspaper Media
Offshore Development Company Management of the Walvis Bay Export Processing Zone Commercial
Regional Equity and Development Fund -90 Mio
Road Funds Administration Regulatory
Roads Authority -6 Mio Maintenance of Namibian roads Regulatory
Security Enterprises and Security Officers Regulation Board Regulatory
SME Bank of Namibia -161 Mio Financing Namibian SMEs
Social Security Commission -51 Mio Welfare
TransNamib Holdings -90 Mio Operation of Namibian railways Commercial
University of Namibia -2,647 Mio Tertiary education Educational
Veterans Subversion Fund -1,382 Mio Uplifting veterans of the South African Border War
Windhoek Country Club and Casino Hospitality Commercial
Windhoeker Maschinenfabrik Defence contractor, subsidiary of August 26 Commercial
Youth Credit Scheme -62 Mio

Former state-owned enterprises

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The following companies were state-owned, and have been dissolved:[7]

Company name Last budget contribution (year)[5][6] Description Classification[3] Dissolved in
Air Namibia -1,766 Mio (2013/2014-2015/2016) National airline Commercial 2021
Roads Contractor Company Road maintennance Commercial Not finalised
Namibia Bricks Enterprises Brick manufacturing Commercial 2000s
Star Protection Services Security Commercial 2000s

References

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  1. ^ "Geingob announces Cabinet" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, The Namibian, 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ Immanuel, Shinovene; Ngatjiheue, Charmaine (26 November 2021). "Jooste available for redeployment". The Namibian. p. 1.
  3. ^ a b c Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. pp. 382–385. ISBN 978-99945-78-14-6.
  4. ^ Ngatjiheue, Charmaine (31 May 2017). "The future of public enterprises". The Namibian ("State-Owned Enterprises" supplement ed.). p. 2.
  5. ^ a b "Government income from SOEs 2013/2014-2015/2016". Insight Namibia. April 2013. p. 21.
  6. ^ a b "Payments and transfers to SOEs 2013/2014-2015/2016". Insight Namibia. April 2013. p. 22.
  7. ^ Immanuel, Shinovene; Ngatjiheue, Charmaine (26 November 2021). "Jooste available for redeployment". The Namibian. p. 1.