South Africa Technology News API

Get the live top technology headlines from South Africa with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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This request returns the current top technology headlines from South Africa. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=technology&country=za&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=technology" \
  --data-urlencode "country=za" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "technology", "country": "za", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "technology",
    country: "za",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "technology",
    "country"  => "za",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=technology&country=za&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 23368,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "43aef1b4ef7b67c3a9c6956bb67ab34e",
            "title": "Best laser projector deal: Save $300 on the Hisense C3 Smart Laser Projector",
            "description": "As of Nov. 4, get $300 off the Hisense C3 Smart Laser Projector at Amazon.",
            "content": "SAVE $300: As of Nov. 4, get the Hisense C3 Smart Laser Projector for $1,699.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $1,999.99. That's a discount of 15%.\nWant a larger screen to enjoy your favorite movies and shows on, but don't want to splurge on... [2004 chars]",
            "url": "https://mashable.com/tech/nov-4-hisense-c3-smart-laser-projector-deal",
            "image": "https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/articles/04907CiCZq5igetpnASE051/hero-image.fill.size_1200x675.v1793807578.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T17:24:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "46629ea6ebf50ca97b330731a94e40b7",
                "name": "Mashable",
                "url": "https://mashable.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7a581f24f39340f7f4109204eb4e1dd6",
            "title": "Check Out the Pokémon Champions Battle Pass Season M‑8",
            "description": "Compete in the new season’s Ranked Battles and earn Battle Pass rewards.",
            "content": "Take on Trainers from around the world in Pokémon Champions Ranked Battles to earn in-game rewards based on the rank you reach or the placement you achieve! Ranked Battles Season M-8 runs from Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. PST to Monday, No... [1131 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.pokemon.com/us/news/check-out-the-pokemon-champions-battle-pass-season-m-8",
            "image": "https://mcdn.pokemon.com/pokemon-prod/image/upload/c_limit,w_1920/f_auto/v1/live/pcom-cms/static-assets/cms3/us/img/video-games/tiles/pokemon-champions/2026/11/04/pokemon-champions-169.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T14:19:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e96ebe83d4a15f9980c804e6a82ed162",
                "name": "Pokemon.com",
                "url": "https://www.pokemon.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e7ded4d8c613ed6d0054a0aba933acc2",
            "title": "GTA 6 Preload Date and File Size for PS5 and Xbox",
            "description": "GTA 6 preload opens November 10 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S and needs up to 212GB. Start times, storage checks and what to do if it stalls.",
            "content": "Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player...\nGrand Theft Auto VI pre-downloads start November 10. So, you have nine days to install the game before its November 19 launch.\nRockstar Games has confirmed that the download will require up ... [2914 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.techloy.com/gta-6-preload-date-ps5-xbox/",
            "image": "https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/size/w1200/2026/11/GTA-6-1.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T14:00:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fab067147a2b965e3406f6e1350751f0",
                "name": "Techloy",
                "url": "https://www.techloy.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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