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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": 7672,
"articles": [
{
"id": "03aa20763c2503012f2949c221d40bb3",
"title": "Pedestrian fatally hit by bus in front of Salt River Fire Station",
"description": "A culpable homicide case is under investigation after a pedestrian was fatally struck early Tuesday morning in Victoria Road, Woodstock by a Golden Arrow Bus.",
"content": "A culpable homicide case is under investigation after a pedestrian was fatally struck early Tuesday morning in Victoria Road, Woodstock by a Golden Arrow Bus.\nWoodstock police are investigating a culpable homicide case after a man allegedly walked in... [1757 chars]",
"url": "https://dailyvoice.co.za/news/western-cape/2026-01-13-pedestrian-fatally-hit-by-bus/",
"image": "https://iol-prod.appspot.com/image/dde1d0a86d6f3960ea23e548cf71e328ac00577a/720/jpeg",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-13T17:03:55Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "03996cbcd6a321decae9bebe62e3bcff",
"name": "Daily Voice",
"url": "https://dailyvoice.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "5ed3cc152964c3b433189eea94406f25",
"title": "SHOT OUTSIDE COP SHOP - Manenberg man gunned down in front of SAPS station in apparent gang hit",
"description": "A 44-year-old man was shot dead in broad daylight outside a police station in Manenberg, believed to be the latest incident in escalating gang violence on the Cape Flats. The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.",
"content": "A MAN was gunned down in broad daylight outside the Manenberg police station on Tuesday morning in what is believed to be the latest flare-up in ongoing gang violence on the Cape Flats.\nThe 44-year-old was gunned down on Monday at about 10.15am on th... [2599 chars]",
"url": "https://dailyvoice.co.za/news/gang-violence/2026-01-13-shot-outside-cop-shop-manenberg-man-gunned-down-in-front-of-saps-station-in-apparent-gang-hit/",
"image": "https://iol-prod.appspot.com/image/fed0f13afb71f8888d0a45a17f8bb9c37397e0d8/1000/jpeg",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-13T16:33:58Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "03996cbcd6a321decae9bebe62e3bcff",
"name": "Daily Voice",
"url": "https://dailyvoice.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "9ce448b22a56d0e94505153bbd3e544f",
"title": "Man shot in Rhodesfield, rushed to hospital",
"description": "First responders from Kempton Park-based emergency response group Share It Live were dispatched to the scene shortly before 16:00.",
"content": "A man was shot in Rhodesfield this afternoon, January 13.\nThe circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear at this stage.\nFirst responders from Kempton Park-based emergency response group Share It Live were dispatched to the scene shortly be... [727 chars]",
"url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/kempton-express/news-headlines/local-crime-news/2026/01/13/man-shot-in-rhodesfield-rushed-to-hospital/",
"image": "https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2026/01/Rhodesfield-shooting.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-01-13T15:49:10Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "70fef475a9ba64f00a42970d13afd011",
"name": "The Citizen",
"url": "https://www.citizen.co.za"
}
}
]
}