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South Africa News API
Get the live top headlines from South Africa with our JSON API.
Get API key for the South Africa 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=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
"totalArticles": 15232,
"articles": [
{
"id": "0a09db560a36eef31edef75fc5ab13ca",
"title": "A world-shifting moment (literally)",
"description": "Geoscientists track when Earth went from ‘just another planet’ to ‘something very special’",
"content": "The history of the Earth is written on the great tablets of tectonic plates.\nThe motions of plates shaped land masses, formed oceans, and created the varied climates and habitats that set the stage for evolution and the diversity of life.\nBut this gr... [6363 chars]",
"url": "https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/03/a-world-shifting-moment-literally/",
"image": "https://news.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Impact_Resized.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-31T17:48:45Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "4b2e5ae96dcefd1ef42316e96533e924",
"name": "Harvard Gazette",
"url": "https://news.harvard.edu"
}
},
{
"id": "6657f324639939fb53c0dc311c7fe7e6",
"title": "Nigeria warns its citizens in South Africa to be cautious after march turns violent",
"description": "Solomon Ogbonna Eziko's installation as an Igbo leader in East London has sparked tensions.",
"content": "Nigeria's high commission in South Africa has urged its citizens there to be cautious following an anti-illegal immigration protest in Eastern Cape province that turned violent.\nOn Monday, activists were holding a peaceful march in the port city of K... [3462 chars]",
"url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyxnwvdzn6o",
"image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f75f/live/ca83faa0-2cf6-11f1-b960-35ed0ba67153.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-31T15:01:41Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
"name": "BBC",
"url": "https://www.bbc.com"
}
},
{
"id": "251eca33a24efb4d259a25f8063499ab",
"title": "Strike 2 muscles Crimson Desert out of top spot for Steam money makers",
"description": "Crimson Desert accepts silver as Counter-Strike 2 takes gold.",
"content": "Made by Valve itself, Counter-Strike 2, has returned to first place on the weekly top seller list on Steam as RPG Crimson Desert fails to keep it down.\nLast week, we reported on the fact that Crimson Desert managed to overtake Counter-Strike 2, but t... [1110 chars]",
"url": "https://htxt.co.za/2026/03/counter-strike-2-muscles-crimson-desert-out-of-top-spot-for-steam-money-makers/",
"image": "https://htxt.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Counter-Strike-2-Generic-Screenshot.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-31T14:25:23Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "ce7de280245d7e28af6bcbdfef72b8ab",
"name": "htxt.co.za",
"url": "https://htxt.co.za"
}
}
]
}