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South Africa Nation News API
Get the live top nation headlines from South Africa with our JSON API.
Get API key for the South Africa Nation News APIAPI 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=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
"totalArticles": 20676,
"articles": [
{
"id": "f212f393d5cb3ff9e649402d95aa7a04",
"title": "Eight dogs euthanised after woman mauled to death in Klerksdorp",
"description": "Colonel Adéle Myburgh says there are no witnesses yet as Saps urges tips to be reported via Crime Stop or MySAPS app to aid investigation.",
"content": "The SPCA has euthanised eight dogs after an unidentified woman was allegedly mauled to death by dogs in Klerksdorp, North West, in the early hours of Friday morning.\nThe South African Police Service (Saps) has registered an inquest docket and is inve... [1364 chars]",
"url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/eight-dogs-euthanised-after-woman-mauled-to-death-in-klerksdorp/",
"image": "https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Eight-dogs-euthanised-after-woman-mauled-to-death-in-Klerksdorp.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-05T18:58:16Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "70fef475a9ba64f00a42970d13afd011",
"name": "The Citizen",
"url": "https://www.citizen.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "cbfb0add5dc4f8c8908c16f81f77fd73",
"title": "Bentley missing as SIU swoops on dealership in Tembisa Hospital probe",
"description": "When Special Investigating Unit (SIU) officials and police swooped on an eMalahleni car dealership to retrieve a Bentley linked to alleged Tembisa Hospital fraud kingpin Hangwani Maumela on Friday afternoon, the vehicle was nowhere to be found.",
"content": "When Special Investigating Unit (SIU) officials and police swooped on an eMalahleni car dealership to retrieve a Bentley linked to alleged Tembisa Hospital fraud kingpin Hangwani Maumela on Friday afternoon, the vehicle was nowhere to be found.\nThe S... [1694 chars]",
"url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-06-05-bentley-missing-as-siu-swoops-on-dealership-in-tembisa-hospital-probe/",
"image": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/45DVEVOYYFFUBDKKQNZULUPU3Q.jpeg?smart=true&auth=86979fedda1eae4d7b0857bde7ab6a031fc63150863a36a78e9d13cfd3fe9c34&width=1200&height=630",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-05T18:55:17Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "a553059319712706bd71054b38fd052e",
"name": "TimesLIVE",
"url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "4e03af44f1fef4c7dea703355cfe2c2e",
"title": "LISTEN | ‘No one will shut down SA’: government responds to protest threats",
"description": "The government has assured the nation that no one will destabilise the country amid calls for foreign nationals to leave South Africa by June 30.",
"content": "The government has assured the nation that no one will destabilise the country amid calls for foreign nationals to leave South Africa by June 30.\nMinister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addressed speculation about a possible shutdown and ulti... [1535 chars]",
"url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-06-05-listen-no-one-will-shut-down-sa-government-responds-to-protest-threats/",
"image": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/WPD2ZPD52RPTDOLR67ZMR5HYGA.jpg?smart=true&auth=da55e61c0f7ed18fe8bff5faf03372de35a7b2f005583b3bebed6a87eeb2c238&width=1200&height=630",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-05T17:58:42Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "a553059319712706bd71054b38fd052e",
"name": "TimesLIVE",
"url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za"
}
}
]
}