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. there are a total of 97 state-owned enterprises in Namibia, mainly active mining, education, and financial services but also covering tourism facilities, media, and transport:
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 | Maintennance of Namibian airports |
Namiban College of Open Learning | -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 | -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 | -60 Mio | |
New Era | -57 Mio | Stateowned newspaper |
National Youth Council | -56 Mio | |
Namibia Wildlife Ressorts | -52 Mio | Operation of the major tourist ressorts 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 |