South Africa's President Jacob Zuma Wednesday opened the World Economic Forum on Africa telling delegates that they were meeting in difficult times.

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(VOICE) Kane says promoting women's rights and their access to quality health care across Africa will lead naturally to a stable political environment, economic prosperity, foreign investment, and sustainable development.

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Graham Mackay, chairman of brewer SAB Miller, added that such spending was trailing Africa's economic growth.

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"Africa's economic growth is creating substantial new business opportunities that are often overlooked by global companies, " it said.

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