Zimbabwe News API

Get the live top headlines from Zimbabwe with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Stories are selected by Google News rankings and returned as clean JSON.

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This request returns the current top 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=general&country=zw&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=general" \
  --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": "general", "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: "general",
    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);
}

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$query = http_build_query([
    "category" => "general",
    "country"  => "zw",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $query);
if ($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=general&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": 36882,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "871eb7d62bc68b85c5d8744b9b65b0af",
            "title": "ERC Africa calls for voter registration blitz after ZEC handover",
            "description": "THE Election Resource Centre (ERC) Africa has called on the Registrar-General to conduct a nationwide voter registration blitz and immediately launch a voters’ roll inspection campaign following the transfer of voter registration functions from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). The electoral advocacy organisation said the measures were necessary to ensure eligible citizens could register to […]",
            "content": "THE Election Resource Centre (ERC) Africa has called on the Registrar-General to conduct a nationwide voter registration blitz and immediately launch a voters’ roll inspection campaign following the transfer of voter registration functions from the Z... [3105 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com/erc-africa-calls-for-voter-registration-blitz-after-zec-handover/",
            "image": "https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/newzimlive/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/22195856/Voting-ink.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T23:03:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b5634ecb88c17024238d0aebec34ae73",
                "name": "NewZimbabwe.com",
                "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "579938c9776c8b8692256d664814332f",
            "title": "Kariba power water allocation slashed to 23 billion cubic metres for 2027",
            "description": "THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has slashed water allocations for power generation at Kariba Dam to 23 billion cubic metres (BCM) in 2027, warning of a potentially dry season due to El Niño conditions. The allocation, which will be shared equally between Zambia’s ZESCO Limited and Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), gives each utility 11.5 BCM, […]",
            "content": "THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has slashed water allocations for power generation at Kariba Dam to 23 billion cubic metres (BCM) in 2027, warning of a potentially dry season due to El Niño conditions.\nThe allocation, which will be shared equally b... [2579 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com/kariba-power-water-allocation-slashed-to-23-billion-cubic-metres-for-2027/",
            "image": "https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/newzimlive/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/04140213/Kariba-Dam.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T23:00:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b5634ecb88c17024238d0aebec34ae73",
                "name": "NewZimbabwe.com",
                "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "971310f11915061118b8c3748899fa85",
            "title": "Police hunt five Zambian fugitives believed to be in Zimbabwe",
            "description": "THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says it is working with Zambian authorities to track down five fugitives wanted in connection with offences ranging from aggravated robbery and attempted murder to cybercrime. In a statement Wednesday, police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the five individuals were believed to be in Zimbabwe and urged members of the public […]",
            "content": "THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says it is working with Zambian authorities to track down five fugitives wanted in connection with offences ranging from aggravated robbery and attempted murder to cybercrime.\nIn a statement Wednesday, police spokes... [2157 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com/police-hunt-five-zambian-fugitives-believed-to-be-in-zimbabwe/",
            "image": "https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/newzimlive/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/30024446/Paul-Nyathi-1.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T23:00:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b5634ecb88c17024238d0aebec34ae73",
                "name": "NewZimbabwe.com",
                "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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