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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": 2284,
"articles": [
{
"id": "19cb63d9d5a914b3d9bc4f269a78eb55",
"title": "Boy, 9, brutally killed in Rocklands mass shooting",
"description": "A NINE-YEAR-OLD tragically lost his life in a mass shooting on Tuesday evening where five people were shot inside a house in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain.",
"content": "A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy was killed in a mass shooting on Tuesday evening in which five people were shot inside a house in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain.\nThe wrede attack took place in Viscount Street around 9pm when four unknown gunmen entered the premises ... [2664 chars]",
"url": "https://dailyvoice.co.za/news/western-cape/2025-12-03-boy-9-brutally-killed-in-rocklands-mass-shooting/",
"image": "https://iol-prod.appspot.com/image/92ea6fe2017b5018ea15c720cd3b2b82d24e2586/679/jpeg",
"publishedAt": "2025-12-04T07:11:19Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "03996cbcd6a321decae9bebe62e3bcff",
"name": "Daily Voice",
"url": "https://dailyvoice.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "58b7d9bfa53be2058694eaf3cf02e7a3",
"title": "Search continues for Limpopo driver swept away by flooded river",
"description": "Police in Limpopo are continuing the search for a 31-year-old driver who was swept away by a flooded river in Atok, Sekhukhune, on Monday night.",
"content": "Limpopo police are continuing the search for a 31-year-old driver who was swept away by a flooded river in Atok, Sekhukhune, on Monday night.\nHis car has been found but his whereabouts are still a mystery.\nPolice spokesperson Col Malesela Ledwaba sai... [2212 chars]",
"url": "https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2025-12-04-search-continues-for-limpopo-driver-swept-away-by-flooded-river/",
"image": "https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/IU2FKXV2JBAIRA3FJOHVF2WMFU.jpeg?smart=true&auth=5290ad495ee30d9253dd12218cc7a714cd322afbbb991a1e89182c2afdecb0c8&width=1200&height=630",
"publishedAt": "2025-12-04T04:54:23Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "b3802296148b77d94b9dc15252fe43fb",
"name": "Sowetan",
"url": "https://www.sowetan.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "f03b82a276287b41be7dbdc54356de5c",
"title": "Former SARS boss Oupa Magashula dies",
"description": "Former SARS Commissioner Oupa Magashula has died after a long illness and an extended period of hospitalisation.",
"content": "JOHANNESBURG - Former SARS Commissioner Oupa Magashula has died after a long illness and an extended period of hospitalisation.\nMagashula held several roles in both the private and public sectors, including senior roles at Telkom and South African Br... [291 chars]",
"url": "https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/former-sars-boss-oupa-magashula-dies",
"image": "https://www.enca.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2025-12/Screenshot%202025-12-04%20at%2006.16.48.png.webp?itok=EClF93ot",
"publishedAt": "2025-12-04T04:49:30Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "3ec23e0c9b7acd73d74ec42d9f325609",
"name": "eNCA",
"url": "https://www.enca.com"
}
}
]
}