National Quality and Productivity Network (NQPN)
NQPN September 2025
Quality and productivity improvement (QPI, Kaizen) activities targeting small and medium-sized enterprises. For South Africa, micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are a key driver of economic growth and a source of employment. MSMEs are estimated to account for about 34% of South Africa’s GDP...
NQPN May 2025
For South Africa, micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are a key driver of economic growth and a source of employment. MSMEs are estimated to account for about 34% of South Africa’s GDP and employ around 60% of the labor force (Small Enterprisec Development Agency (SEDA)...
NQPN January 2025
In March 2022, the Department ofTrade, Industry and Competition (thedtic) and Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) enteredinto an Agreement for theimplementation of the Quality andProductivity Improvement also knownas Kaizen Project in the Republic ofSouth Africa.