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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": 6086,
"articles": [
{
"id": "8a26b651de74983fe6d9de9efd78433d",
"title": "NSRI Simonstown: Teenager Missing and Another Hospitalised…",
"description": "Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said:At 11h22, Wednesday, 24 December, CoCT (City of Cape Town) lifeguards commenced a rescue…",
"content": "Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said: At 11h22, Wednesday, 24 December, CoCT (City of Cape Town) lifeguards commenced a rescue operation, in front of the Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club, for 2 teenagers caught in rip currents.\nThe... [1554 chars]",
"url": "https://www.nsri.org.za/2025/12/nsri-simonstown-teenager-missing-and-another-hospitalised-after-rip-current-incident-at-fish-hoek/",
"image": "https://www.nsri.org.za/assets/banners/stn_10_Simons_Town.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2025-12-24T13:26:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "515e478985673a0ea5aa3fbd43da263b",
"name": "NSRI",
"url": "https://www.nsri.org.za"
}
},
{
"id": "4b5790f00e3bc7753390dfd1527e2c13",
"title": "DJ Warras murder suspect Victor Majola appears in court as state opposes bail",
"description": "The court heard Majola and a co-accused were arrested at the Morafe Hostel in Soweto on Monday.",
"content": "One of the two suspects arrested in connection with the murder of popular DJ and security consultant Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras, appeared briefly in the Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Wednesday.\nVictor Majola faces charges of mur... [879 chars]",
"url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2025-12-24-dj-warras-murder-suspect-victor-majola-appears-in-court-as-state-opposes-bail/",
"image": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/PATJGLXRWVCJ7KRGWB3DXES3BE.jpg?smart=true&auth=69c61ce426044d9fcda1d0b4cdf08cf25695e8b65e9b70cba5f23151fea792ff&width=1200&height=630",
"publishedAt": "2025-12-24T12:30:23Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "a553059319712706bd71054b38fd052e",
"name": "TimesLIVE",
"url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "3540d785ee4c27e2f6a2ab0b9c682926",
"title": "Former Gauteng health MEC Brian Hlongwa dies after short illness",
"description": "At the time of his death, Hlongwa was facing corruption charges linked to a Special Investigating Unit report that implicated him in alleged fraudulent and corrupt transactions worth R1.2-billion in the provincial health department during his tenure as MEC.",
"content": "Former Gauteng health MEC and provincial legislature chief whip Brian Hlongwa has died after a short illness.\nHis death was confirmed by Gauteng ANC provincial task team spokesperson Mzi Khumalo on Tuesday night.\nThe party said he was an activist who... [2288 chars]",
"url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-24-graftaccused-former-gauteng-health-mec-brian-hlongwa-dies-after-short-illness/",
"image": "https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/1KTNbkwFTVQVqGQHXlERGI7hEv0=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/OD-bheki-hlongwa-e1638881870253.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2025-12-24T12:26:56Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "014a1578e982d66b3e13de65ae3a28a6",
"name": "Daily Maverick",
"url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
}
}
]
}