South Africa Health News API

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

Get API key for the South Africa Health 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=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 7350,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a67ab529b1cd754e591128b4305d183a",
            "title": "Doctors battle rising multimorbidity in a single-disease healthcare system",
            "description": "Doctors in South Africa are facing mounting pressure as they try to manage patients with multiple chronic conditions in a healthcare system largely designed to treat one illness at a time.",
            "content": "Doctors in South Africa are facing mounting pressure as they try to manage patients with multiple chronic conditions in a healthcare system largely designed to treat one illness at a time.\nThe growing burden of multimorbidity, defined as living with ... [5453 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-04-26-doctors-battle-rising-multimorbidity-in-a-single-disease-healthcare-system/",
            "image": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WUBKQDF5G5HB7POS45NEP2LTAQ.jpeg?smart=true&auth=8eaf12bd58e5a813496c2b46dd978e9d4f6cd5d6739e195055e2ed47becdc64d&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T13:53:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a553059319712706bd71054b38fd052e",
                "name": "TimesLIVE",
                "url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a460b40c20fef880677e5733c2e1064f",
            "title": "Veterinary teams wrap up FMD vaccinations in KZN’s uMkhanyakude district",
            "description": "The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s veterinary services have accomplished one of the biggest assignments yet in the fight against the devastating foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak by concluding vaccinations in the uMkhanyakude District.",
            "content": "The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s veterinary services have accomplished one of the biggest assignments yet in the fight against the devastating foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak by concluding vaccinations in the ... [1666 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.africanfarming.com/2026/04/26/veterinary-teams-wrap-up-fmd-vaccinations-in-kzns-umkhanyakude-district/",
            "image": "https://www.africanfarming.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Thembeni-kaMadlopha-Mthethwa-Jozini-FMD-Vaccination_supplied.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T05:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1632b9c43bc7cdc125e1abe614bcb03c",
                "name": "African Farming",
                "url": "https://www.africanfarming.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "34df83530a51bb08554d77cbcdc88749",
            "title": "Machine learning predicts asthma risk in children with early-life atopic dermatitis",
            "description": "Machine learning models can predict the risk for developing moderate-to-severe persistent asthma and allergic rhinitis in children diagnosed with early-life atopic dermatitis, according to a study published online April 17 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.",
            "content": "Machine learning models can predict the risk for developing moderate-to-severe persistent asthma and allergic rhinitis in children diagnosed with early-life atopic dermatitis, according to a study published online April 17 in the Journal of Allergy a... [1371 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-machine-asthma-children-early-life.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/machine-learning-predi.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T00:30:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc12437cc984742bf9a97820262ab48a",
                "name": "Medical Xpress",
                "url": "https://medicalxpress.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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