JOHANNESBURG (AP) — U.S. reciprocal tariffs have put an estimated 30,000 jobs at risk, South African authorities said Monday, four days before a 30% U.S. tariff on most imports from South Africa kicks in.

South Africa’s government is putting the final touches to an overarching package that aims to shield businesses against the fallout from punitive US trade tariffs and plans to present it to lawmakers later this week.

United States reciprocal tariffs have put an estimated 30,000 jobs at risk, South African authorities said Monday, four days before a 30% U.S. tariff on most imports from South Africa kicks in. South Africa was slapped with one of the highest tariff rates by its third-largest trading partner — after the European Union and China — creating uncertainty for the future of some export industries and catapulting a scramble for new markets outside the U.

South Korean actor Song Young-kyu, known internationally for his memorable turn as Chief Choi in the 2019 box office hit "Extreme Job," died on Aug. 4. He was 55. Song was found unresponsive inside a parked car in Cheoin-gu,

South Korean actor Song Young-kyu, who starred in the 2019 box office hit Extreme Job, has died. Song was found unresponsive inside a parked car in Cheoin-gu, Yongin, south of Seoul, around 8 a.m. local time on Monday,

South Korea's military began removing loudspeakers that have been used to blast anti-Pyongyang messages across the border, Seoul's Defense Ministry said Monday.

South Korea’s military says it has begun removing loudspeakers along its border with rival North Korea in a move aimed at reducing tensions

As of Monday, North Korea had yet to respond by removing its own front-line loudspeakers. Newsweek reached out to the North Korean Foreign Ministry for comment. South Korea's move comes 14 months after speakers along the border were reactivated to broadcast K-pop music and anti-North Korean rhetoric.