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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 ...
The ministry was set up to manage 18 profit-driven state-owned enterprises in Namibia. [1] In 2021, the ministry began its transformation into a department, in Namibia the sub-ministerial entity, of the Ministry of Finance. For the state-owned companies, a holding company is to be created, a process estimated to take 5 years. [2]
The Namibian Ports Authority (Namport) is a state owned enterprise established by an act of parliament as the national port authority of Namibia, [1] managing principally the ports of Walvis Bay and Lüderitz, as well as managing a Syncrolift dry dock facility in Walvis Bay. Namport was founded in 1994. [2]
Pages in category "Government-owned companies of Namibia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... List of state-owned enterprises in Namibia ...
The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) is the national operator of eight of the largest airports in Namibia. It is a fully owned and operated state owned enterprise of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The NAC is a member of major international airport organizations such as the Airports Council International (ACI).
In the late 1980s, the government began to reform the state-owned enterprise, and during the 1990s and 2000s, many mid-sized and small sized state-owned enterprises were privatized and went public. There are a number of different corporate forms which result in a mixture of public and private capital.
The Namibian state runs and owns a number of companies such as Transnamib and NamPost, most of which need frequent financial assistance to stay afloat. [5] [6]There is a number of agencies and authorities established by acts of Parliament that can be considered government organisations:
Namibia's road network is regarded as one of the best on the continent; road construction and maintenance adheres to international standards. [3] The country's 48,875.27 km roads (2017) are administered by the Roads Authority, a state-owned enterprise established by Act 17 of 1999. Due to low traffic volumes the majority of roads are not tarred.