Zimbabwe Nation News API

Get the live top nation headlines from Zimbabwe 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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Request and live response

This request returns the current top nation headlines from Zimbabwe. 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=nation&country=zw&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=nation" \
  --data-urlencode "country=zw" \
  --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": "nation", "country": "zw", "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: "nation",
    country: "zw",
    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" => "nation",
    "country"  => "zw",
    "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=nation&country=zw&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": 17880,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a23ba359f3ee0932edf985a1fa50ad79",
            "title": "One dead, three injured as artisanal miners clash with security at Chinese",
            "description": "One person has died, three others have been injured and five excavators were set on fire during violent clashes between artisanal miners and security personnel at a Chinese-owned mine in Shurugwi. The violence broke out on Monday night at Chenxi Mine Site Four in the Wanderer mining area, reportedly amid tensions over access to the […]",
            "content": "One person has died, three others have been injured and five excavators were set on fire during violent clashes between artisanal miners and security personnel at a Chinese-owned mine in Shurugwi.\nThe violence broke out on Monday night at Chenxi Mine... [958 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com/one-dead-three-injured-as-artisanal-miners-clash-with-security-at-chinese-owned-mine/",
            "image": "https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/newzimlive/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/03213259/chenxi.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T00:15:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b5634ecb88c17024238d0aebec34ae73",
                "name": "NewZimbabwe.com",
                "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d3d87700a3a2f111369ee61f734d0b50",
            "title": "Mthuli Ncube scraps ZIMSEC exam fee subsidies, retains support for vulnerable learners only",
            "description": "Mthuli Ncube has scrapped the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) exam fee subsidies, retaining support for vulnerable learners only",
            "content": "Parents and guardians are facing higher education costs after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced the scrapping of government subsidies for Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) examination fees.\nPreviously, the Government covered 55% of ... [1462 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com/mthuli-ncube-scraps-zimsec-exam-fee-subsidies-retains-support-for-vulnerable-learners-only/",
            "image": "https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/newzimlive/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/05152857/studen2t.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T00:10:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b5634ecb88c17024238d0aebec34ae73",
                "name": "NewZimbabwe.com",
                "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c146f5e98032e008115d75e78f0df3f1",
            "title": "Zimbabwe launches $14.33m pandemic preparedness project",
            "description": "Channel Africa Zimbabwe has launched a $14.33 million project to strengthen disease surveillance, laboratory diagnostics and emergency preparedness across human, animal and environmental health systems. The three-year Pandemic Fund project will run from 2026 to 2028, supported by $49 million in partner co-financing and $91.8 million in government co-investment. The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), […]",
            "content": "Channel Africa\nZimbabwe has launched a $14.33 million project to strengthen disease surveillance, laboratory diagnostics and emergency preparedness across human, animal and environmental health systems.\nThe three-year Pandemic Fund project will run f... [2376 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com/zimbabwe-launches-14-33m-pandemic-preparedness-project/",
            "image": "https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/newzimlive/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/17050648/harare.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T00:05:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b5634ecb88c17024238d0aebec34ae73",
                "name": "NewZimbabwe.com",
                "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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