What is State Owned Enterprise?
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a legal entity that is created by a government in order to partake in commercial activities on the government’s behalf.
It can be either wholly or partially owned by a government and is typically earmarked to participate in specific commercial activities.
Below Are The List Of All State Owned Enterprises In South Africa
List of the top 15 of South Africa’s 128 SOEs.
- Agricultural Research Council (ARC)
- Accounting Standards Board
- Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)
- Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company
- Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR)
- Alexkor Limited
- Brand South Africa
- Blind SA
- Broadband Infraco
- Breede-Gouritz Catchment Management Agency (CMA)
- Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA)
- Central Energy Fund (CEF)
- Cape Town International Airport
- Commission for Employment Equity
- Commission for Conciliation, Mediation, and Arbitration.
What is South Africa’s largest state-owned enterprise?
State Owned Companies
- TRANSNET. Transnet is the largest and most crucial part of the freight logistics chain that delivers goods to each and every South African.
- SA EXPRESS. Since taking to the skies in April 1994, South African Express has since become one of the fastest growing.
- ESKOM.
Who owns a state-owned company in South Africa?
In South Africa, the Department of Public Enterprises is the shareholder representative of the South African Government with oversight responsibility for state-owned enterprises in key sectors.
Some companies are not directly controlled by the Department of Public Enterprises, but by various other departments.
Do state-owned enterprises pay tax in South Africa?
A further argument by SARS is that other state-owned entities (SOEs) are not exempt from tax and are regarded as taxpayers. State-owned entities are not the Government nor a municipality.