South Africa Business News API

Get the live top business headlines from South Africa with our JSON API.

Get API key for the South Africa Business News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from South Africa.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=za&category=business&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 9074,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "dbf406962e02362d0bc602c650537c56",
            "title": "Nigerian oil tycoon Mohammed Indimi pockets $1 million as Islamic banking pioneer raises dividend 57%",
            "description": "Oil billionaire Mohammed Indimi is set to receive a N1.44 billion ($1.05 million) dividend after Jaiz Bank raised its shareholder payout by 57% following stronger 2025 earnings. | Business Insider Africa",
            "content": "The dividend, approved at the bank’s 14th Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, represents more than 29% of the lender’s total dividend distribution of N4.91 billion ($3.57 million) for the 2025 financial year.\nJaiz Bank declared a final dividend of 1... [3560 chars]",
            "url": "https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/nigerian-oil-tycoon-mohammed-indimi-pockets-dollar1-million-as-islamic-banking/pkhndt7",
            "image": "https://ocdn.eu/pulscms-transforms/1/NS8ktkqTURBXy85YTU3Mjc1MGYyMDRlMmYzZTczNzA2ZjFhZjJmNzMxMS5qcGVnkpUDAADNAe7NARaTBc0EsM0Cdg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T09:31:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "00e8b3d988b9e44beed452c70bcbf59f",
                "name": "Business Insider Africa",
                "url": "https://africa.businessinsider.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "37e5922e2490f22c558fd3d097757b95",
            "title": "Gold consolidates near $4,000, November 2025 lows ahead US PCE data",
            "description": "Gold (XAU/USD) enters a bearish consolidation phase during the first half of the European session on Thursday and currently trades around the $4,000 psychological mark.",
            "content": "Gold (XAU/USD) enters a bearish consolidation phase during the first half of the European session on Thursday and currently trades around the $4,000 psychological mark. The commodity, however, sticks to its bearish bias for the third straight day – a... [2957 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/gold-retains-bearish-bias-near-november-2025-lows-eyes-us-pce-amid-receding-fed-hike-bets-202606250343",
            "image": "https://editorial.fxsstatic.com/images/i/discover-51_Medium.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T06:42:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4b1ee659451f40d0b1efa1147cff10da",
                "name": "FXStreet",
                "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1f7b221a03ee1bd53207723e9a7551d9",
            "title": "Load shedding is down - so why are South Africans paying more for electricity?",
            "description": "South Africans are enjoying fewer power cuts, yet electricity bills are on the rise. With the National Energy Regulator approving significant tariff increases, many are left wondering why costs are climbing when power supply is more stable than ever.",
            "content": "South Africans are experiencing far fewer power cuts than in recent years, but many households now find themselves facing another electricity woe: rising bills.\nThe National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) approved an average electricity tar... [2701 chars]",
            "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-06-25-load-shedding-is-down--so-why-are-south-africans-paying-more-for-electricity/",
            "image": "https://iol-prod.appspot.com/image/173410193f3fe108d03e1f69cde20fb625e11db9/1000/jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T04:46:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08c84a5b4f8cff00c8564f66cd359e72",
                "name": "IOL",
                "url": "https://iol.co.za"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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