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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": 10988,
"articles": [
{
"id": "4b2100294a3a95cc52e263c083f70614",
"title": "Triple tragedy: father and two daughters found dead in Tongaat home",
"description": "SOON after a Tongaat mother was alerted by a school transporter that both her daughters had not attended school today (Tuesday), news broke that they had been found dead with their father at his Belvedere home.",
"content": "37-year-old Leon Munsamy and his two daughters, Emilia and Elana, were found dead in their Tongaat home today.\nImage: SUPPLIED\nSOON after a Tongaat mother was alerted by a school transporter that both her daughters had not attended school today (Tues... [4094 chars]",
"url": "https://thepost.co.za/news/2026-02-24-triple-tragedy-father-and-two-daughters-found-dead-in-tongaat-home/",
"image": "https://iol-prod.appspot.com/image/a22490b48fe6fd4649ad8f2900d3f064c70cb82a/1000/jpeg",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-24T15:08:47Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "2be0a7f22fe075c6c06b4012e95ef3e7",
"name": "thepost.co.za",
"url": "https://thepost.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "727bb9913b43d7ffde08d07f8ee10e3a",
"title": "Mogotsi accuses Mkhwanazi of secret meeting with ‘Cat’ Matlala",
"description": "Brown Mogotsi accused KZN police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of secretly meeting alleged criminal mastermind Cat Matlala, suggesting corruption within the police force.",
"content": "North West businessman Brown Mogotsi has criticised KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, claiming the commissioner failed to disclose a private meeting with alleged criminal mastermind Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala in Durban.\nMogotsi... [2406 chars]",
"url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2026-02-24-mogotsi-accuses-mkhwanazi-of-secret-meeting-with-cat-matlala/",
"image": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/ZJEIPKPFQRBIHIJLV7IFE5SCUM.jpg?smart=true&auth=2b462b14f60ca09c707694ee01df4cf1c180f396c939dadc7fb04dcbd2583cf5&width=1200&height=630",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-24T13:48:16Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "a553059319712706bd71054b38fd052e",
"name": "TimesLIVE",
"url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "96a02aedb4c571b87159407879e8d6cc",
"title": "Ramaphosa thanks Putin for release of South Africans lured into Russia-Ukraine war",
"description": "The men believed they were going to Russia for training as bodyguards but ended up on the front line.",
"content": "South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for helping to secure the return of 17 South Africans allegedly tricked into joining the Russia-Ukraine war.\nLast November, the South African government said ... [2459 chars]",
"url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d1j7klzpgo",
"image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2286/live/d2b01570-117f-11f1-801d-ed3cff6bf876.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-24T13:14:53Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
"name": "BBC",
"url": "https://www.bbc.com"
}
}
]
}