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South Africa World News API
Get the live top world headlines from South Africa with our JSON API.
Get API key for the South Africa World 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=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
"totalArticles": 907,
"articles": [
{
"id": "915ee185f37bc2a5eb9c37e71ecbe77d",
"title": "What we know on the 18th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran",
"description": "Frustration is mounting in the White House and among US allies, as countries resist US President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and as Trump rebuffs Iran’s attempts at diplomacy.",
"content": "Frustration is mounting in the White House and among US allies, as countries resist US President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and as Trump rebuffs Iran’s attempts at diplomacy.\nThe president again gave a vague... [3260 chars]",
"url": "https://www.cnn.com/us-israel-iran-middle-east-war-day-18-what-we-know-intl-hnk",
"image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2266909744.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-17T04:29:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
"name": "CNN",
"url": "https://www.cnn.com"
}
},
{
"id": "df870f28b3bc7605b8a1c2df45697530",
"title": "Why the silence on Iran’s brutality, asks economist Iraj Abedian of SA",
"description": "Economist Iraj Abedian criticises South Africa’s indifference to the brutal regime in Iran, highlighting the urgent need for a global response to the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.",
"content": "The crisis in Iran must be seen not as a geopolitical risk, but as a humanitarian crisis, says Iran-born South African economist Iraj Abedian.\nIt is “the crisis of a nation oppressed, suppressed, and mutilated by its own governing regime for 47 years... [9324 chars]",
"url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-03-16-why-the-silence-on-irans-brutality-asks-economist-iraj-abedian-of-sa/",
"image": "https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/XigoqDQHzUp4C3w5qn8QlnmBEEI=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ray-Transnet-Eskom-8.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-16T19:47:18Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "014a1578e982d66b3e13de65ae3a28a6",
"name": "Daily Maverick",
"url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "cb37ddc3039d2d90bc8ea42ff68d733f",
"title": "Middle East war latest: Flights resume in Dubai, as Israel heads into Lebanon",
"description": "Here's the latest from the war between Israel and the US, and Iran.",
"content": "Blasts in Tehran\nExplosions hit the Iranian capital on Monday, an AFP journalist reported, hours after Israel said it conducted large-scale overnight strikes.\nThe blasts were heard in central Tehran as air defence systems were activated, the journali... [7684 chars]",
"url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/news-world/middle-east-war-latest-flights-suspended-in-dubai-again-and-trumps-claim/",
"image": "https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Iraq-missile.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-16T09:19:52Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "70fef475a9ba64f00a42970d13afd011",
"name": "The Citizen",
"url": "https://www.citizen.co.za"
}
}
]
}