As of 2017[update] 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.