South Africa Business News API

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

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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": 1780,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a1cee710bc425445a95361ceba363814",
            "title": "PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results: Tuesday, 13 January 2026",
            "description": "R185 million in jackpots are up for grabs! Here are your PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results for 13 January 2026.",
            "content": "Get the PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results as soon as they are drawn on The Citizen, so you can rest easy and check your tickets with confidence.\nEstimated jackpots for Tuesday, 13 January 2026:\nPowerBall jackpot: R156 million guaranteed.\nPowerBall... [1107 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/lotto/powerball-and-powerball-plus-results-tuesday-13-january-2026/",
            "image": "https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PowerBall-results-Tuesday-2026-1200x1000-1.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-13T18:30:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "70fef475a9ba64f00a42970d13afd011",
                "name": "The Citizen",
                "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "446620aeeffddcb41a514357fad47d75",
            "title": "Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results: Tuesday, 13 January 2026",
            "description": "A total of R600 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 13 January 2026.",
            "content": "Get the Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results as soon as they are drawn on The Citizen, so you can rest easy and check your tickets with confidence.\nEstimated Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus jackpots for Tuesday, 13 January 2026:\nDaily Lotto: R45... [1703 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/lotto/daily-lotto-and-daily-lotto-plus-results-tuesday-13-january-2026/",
            "image": "https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Daily-Lotto-results-Tuesday-2026-1200x800-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-13T18:04:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "70fef475a9ba64f00a42970d13afd011",
                "name": "The Citizen",
                "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "083ca3981bf4e199054966f25cf61c18",
            "title": "SA Post Office’s fight to block courier deliveries under 1kg",
            "description": "Communications minister Solly Malatsi formally ended the Post Office’s exclusivity over deliveries weighing less than 1kg in December 2025.",
            "content": "The South African Post Office’s (Sapo) business rescue practitioners (BRPs) say its exclusivity over parcel deliveries weighing less than 1kg remains in effect.\nThis is despite communications minister Solly Malatsi formally ending the Post Office’s m... [3448 chars]",
            "url": "https://mybroadband.co.za/news/government/624369-sa-post-offices-fight-to-block-courier-deliveries-under-1kg.html",
            "image": "https://mybroadband.co.za/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Post-Office-headline-new--640x426.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-13T13:00:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d4f4a944a60e3da5d48ed91191a32ba8",
                "name": "MyBroadband",
                "url": "https://mybroadband.co.za"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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