Bargain-hunters snap up SA stocks as coronavirus hits JSE; gold; UK visa perk

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In today's business news headlines:
* On a grim day for global equities, South African stocks have been hit harder than most of their emerging-market peers, says Bloomberg;
* Offshore investors were net buyers of South African equities;
* Gold strengthens on global volatility;
* Zimbabwe makes businesses pay tax in forex, but earn money in Zim currency; and
* South African scientists and researchers are likely to find it easy to get a job, and residency, in the UK when Britain divorces from the EU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Jan 2020 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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