Department of Public Enterprises
The Department of Public Enterprises is one of the ministries of the South African government. It is the government's shareholder representative with oversight responsibility for a number of state-owned enterprises.Enterprises
It is estimated that South Africa has about 300 SoEs, nine of which fall under the responsibility of the DPE;
Other corporate entities not under the Department of Public Enterprises include the South African Post Office, the South African Broadcasting Corporation, the South African Bureau of Standards, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Sentech. Various other smaller state-owned companies exist in South Africa.
