{{Short description|none}} {{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 (Namibia)|Ministry of Public Enterprises]] established in March 2015. [[Leon Jooste]] heads this ministry.<ref>[http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=24638&page_type=story_detail "Geingob announces Cabinet"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002191233/http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=24638&page_type=story_detail |date=2015-10-02 }}, ''The Namibian'', 20 March 2015.</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Jooste available for redeployment | last1=Immanuel | first1=Shinovene | last2=Ngatjiheue | first2=Charmaine | newspaper=[[The Namibian]] | date=26 November 2021 | page=1 | url=https://www.namibian.com.na/6215720/archive-read/Jooste-available-for-redeployment}}</ref> Some of the state-owned enterprises in Namibia are:<ref name=Sherbourne>{{Cite book | title=Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14 | last=Sherbourne | first=Robin | publisher=Institute for Public Policy Research | isbn=978-99945-78-14-6 | pages=382–385}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title=The future of public enterprises | last=Ngatjiheue | first=Charmaine | newspaper=[[The Namibian]] | date=31 May 2017 | edition="State-Owned Enterprises" supplement | page=2}}</ref> {{incompletelist|date=April 2013}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- ! Company name ! Budget contribution 2013/2014-2015/2016<ref name=income>{{cite news |title=Government income from SOEs 2013/2014-2015/2016 |publisher=[[Insight Namibia]] |date=April 2013 |page=21}}</ref><ref name=transfers>{{cite news |title=Payments and transfers to SOEs 2013/2014-2015/2016 |publisher=[[Insight Namibia]] |date=April 2013 |page=22}}</ref> ! Description ! Classification<ref name=Sherbourne/> |- | [[Agribank (Namibia)|Agribank]] | -284 Mio | Financing of agricultural projects and farm acquisitions | Financial |- | [[August 26 Group]] | | Defence | Commercial |- | [[Bank of Namibia]] | 262 Mio | | Financial |- | [[Development Bank of Namibia]] | -350 Mio | Development of [[Small and medium enterprises|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 | | |- | [[Fishcor|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 in Namibia|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 |- | [[NamibRe|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 [[NamPost|Post]] & [[Telecom Namibia|Telecommunications]] Ltd | 50 Mio | | Commercial |- | [[NamPower|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 | |- | [[NamWater|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 (Namibia)|National Youth Service]] | -232 Mio | Employment and training projects for the Namibian youth | |- | [[New Era (Namibia)|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 [[Small and medium enterprises|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 Group | Commercial |- | Youth Credit Scheme | -62 Mio | | |}
==Former state-owned enterprises==
The following companies were state-owned, and have been dissolved:<ref>{{Cite news | title=Jooste available for redeployment | last1=Immanuel | first1=Shinovene | last2=Ngatjiheue | first2=Charmaine | newspaper=[[The Namibian]] | date=26 November 2021 | page=1 | url=https://www.namibian.com.na/6215720/archive-read/Jooste-available-for-redeployment}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- ! Company name ! Last budget contribution (year)<ref name=income/><ref name=transfers/> ! Description ! Classification<ref name=Sherbourne/> ! Dissolved in |- | [[Air Namibia]] | -1,766 Mio (2013/2014-2015/2016) | National airline | Commercial | 2021 |- | Roads Contractor Company | | Road maintenance | Commercial | Not finalised |- | Namibia Bricks Enterprises | | Brick manufacturing | Commercial | 2000s |- | Star Protection Services | | Security | Commercial | 2000s |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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