List of state-owned enterprises in Namibia

State-owned enterprises, in Namibia also called Public enterprises, fall under the Namibian Ministry of Public Enterprises established in March 2015. Leon Jooste heads this ministry.[1] As of 2017 there are a total of 97 state-owned enterprises in Namibia,[2] mainly active mining, education, and financial services but also covering tourism facilities, media, and transport:[3][4]

Company name Budget contribution 2013/2014-2015-2016 Description
NamDeb 1,514 Mio Diamond mining
Namibia Diamond Trading Company 294 Mio Diamond trading
Bank of Namibia 262 Mio
Namibia Post & Telecommunications Ltd 50 Mio
Namibia National Reinsurance Corporation Ltd 3 Mio Reinsurance
University of Namibia -2,647 Mio Tertiary education
Namibia Students' Financial Assistance Fund -2,013 Mio Student loans
Air Namibia -1,766 Mio
Veterans Subversion Fund -1,382 Mio Uplifting veterans of the South African Border War
Namibia Broadcasting Corporation -1,055 Mio State broadcaster
Namibia University of Science and Technology -996 Mio Tertiary education
Namibia Training Authority -899 Mio Vocational education
Development Bank of Namibia -350 Mio Development of SMEs
National Housing Enterprise -320 Mio Provisioning of housing for low and middle-income families
Agribank -284 Mio Financing of agricultural projects and farm acquisitions
Namibia Airports Company -283 Mio Maintenance of Namibian airports
Namibian College of Open Learning (NamCOL) -258 Mio Secondary education
Namport -205 Mio Management of Namibian ports
Land Acquisition and Development Fund -245 Mio Implementing land reform according to the Willing buyer, willing seller principle
National Youth Service -232 Mio Employment and training projects for the Namibian youth
Namibian Institute for Public Administration and Management (NIPAM) -162 Mio Tertiary education for Government
SME Bank of Namibia -161 Mio Financing Namibian SMEs
Namibia Statistics Agency -158 Mio Collect, analyse, and disseminate statistics for the formulation of public policy
Namibian Standards Institution -124 Mio Develop and maintain standards for Namibia
Namibia Tourism Board -90 Mio Development of the tourism sector
Regional Equity and Development Fund -90 Mio
TransNamib -90 Mio Operation of Namibian railways
National Emergency and Disaster Management Fund -82 Mio Managing floods, droughts, and food assistance programmes
Namibia Qualifications Authority -75 Mio Registering Namibian educational qualifications and evaluating foreign degrees
Youth Credit Scheme -62 Mio
Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) -60 Mio
New Era -57 Mio State-owned newspaper
National Youth Council -56 Mio
Namibia Wildlife Resorts -52 Mio Operation of the major tourist resorts in Namibia
Social Security Development Fund -51 Mio
Namibia Development Corporation -49 Mio
Financial Interagency Centre -45 Mio
Epangelo Mining -33 Mio
NamZim -24 Mio Runs the SWAPO and ZANU-PF-friendly weekly Southern Times
Fisheries Observer Agency -23 Mio
Namibian Maritime and Fisheries Institute -23 Mio Tertiary education
Roads Authority -6 Mio Maintenance of Namibian roads

References

  1. "Geingob announces Cabinet" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, The Namibian, 20 March 2015.
  2. Ngatjiheue, Charmaine (31 May 2017). "The future of public enterprises". The Namibian ("State-Owned Enterprises" supplement ed.). p. 2.
  3. "Government income from SOEs 2013/2014-2015/2016". Insight Namibia. April 2013. p. 21.
  4. "Payments and transfers to SOEs 2013/2014-2015/2016". Insight Namibia. April 2013. p. 22.
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