The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum (PF) executive committee (Exco) has endorsed the progress reports regarding the execution of various programmes, such as economic integration and the ratification of the SADC PF protocol by national Parliaments in the region. Over the weekend, National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula took part in the PF in Mahe, in the Seychelles, where the need to accelerate integration and development in the region was addressed.