IMPLEMENTING THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT AGREEMENTS
Nedlac´s Management Committee has agreed on a framework to guide the way in which constituencies report progress in implementing the Growth and Development Summit agreements. Monthly reports will be drawn up showing those areas where there has been progress, but a more comprehensive report will be tabled quarterly at Nedlac´s Executive Council meetings.

SUCCESSFUL 8TH ANNUAL SUMMIT FOLLOWS GDS THEME
A successful 8th Annual NEDLAC Summit was held in Sandton on 27 September. The theme of the
Summit was "Strengthening delivery: implementing the Growth and Development Summit Agreements." The Summit focused particularly on investment, jobs, black economic empowerment and delivery at the local level. It also provided an opportunity for the Nedlac constituencies to welcome the new Executive Director, Herbert Mkhize.

PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN UPDATE
Opportunity for SMME´s, cooperatives and community businesses to introduce their business and products to Pick 'n Pay buyers All too often we hear that small businesses struggle to get access to the large retail chains, even to have their products test-marketed in one store.
Now Pick 'n Pay, a Proudly South African member, has agreed to hold special "small business days" for Proudly South African companies. The emphasis is on small businesses and those businesses which uplift communities and employ previously disadvantaged people.

BUSINESS UNITY SOUTH AFRICA
Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) was launched at the business unity banquet held at Sun City on 11 October 2003. The launch was witnessed by President Mbeki, Cabinet Ministers, business leaders and about 3000 other guests.
BUSA will be a united and fully representative organisation of business in all sectors of economic activity in South Africa. It brings together the Black Business Council (BBC) and Business South Africa (BSA) in a new organisation that will represent the business constituency at the over-arching level.

SECTION 77 UPDATES
Breakthrough on plastic bags impasse
A second meeting under the auspices of the Section 77 standing committee was held at Nedlac on 16 October to consider the notice tabled by Cosatu and its affiliate Ceppwawu, the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers Union, as well as Nactu-affiliate Sacwu (South African Chemical Workers´ Union) of possible protest action regarding job losses in the plastic bags industry.

PROVINCIAL SMME DIRECTORATES