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South Africa World News API

Get the live top world headlines from South Africa with our JSON API.

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API 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": 428,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "86e573014e4ccc106b2ca9a5a725924d",
            "title": "Father of 20 Temba Mliswa says DNA tests show some of the kids not his",
            "description": "‘I have tears but I love the kids, I will look after them’",
            "content": "HARARE – Superdad Temba Mliswa says he has confirmed through DNA testing that some of his reported 20 children are not biologically his.\nThe former Norton MP says he has elected to continue supporting the children even as he admits that “it’s hard.”\n... [715 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.zimlive.com/father-of-20-temba-mliswa-says-dna-tests-show-some-of-the-kids-not-his/",
            "image": "https://www.zimlive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_5038-1.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-13T11:08:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ef7362f06c4d8e3d3dec2917fd2e243a",
                "name": "zimlive.com",
                "url": "https://www.zimlive.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "aeb6d80188db29fcd2751ad0276708f3",
            "title": "How a tourism investor lost millions of dollars in Zimbabwe",
            "description": "A tourism investor faces millions in losses after Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court overturned a 25-year lease on a popular safari destination.",
            "content": "A long-standing tourism investment in Zimbabwe has ended in serious financial loss for investor Terry William Kelly, who now faces losing millions of dollars after the Supreme Court cancelled a 25‑year lease on Chewore Lodge, one of the country’s wel... [2625 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/zimbabwe/how-a-tourism-investor-lost-millions-of-dollars-in-zimbabwe/",
            "image": "https://www.thesouthafrican.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-10-1-1.jpg.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-13T08:55:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "05604e68ec896bddefa7e7a4bf6e8b76",
                "name": "The South African",
                "url": "https://www.thesouthafrican.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b72e3e8c3b028ab89ccf355b3557055e",
            "title": "Iran pulls out of SA’s joint naval exercise amid political tensions",
            "description": "Iran has three warships waiting in False Bay, but they will not join South Africa, China, Russia and the UAE in the naval exercise Will for Peace.",
            "content": "Iran has withdrawn from the joint naval exercise about to start in False Bay. The Iranian Navy sent three warships to False Bay last week, but it is understood that they will not participate in the naval drills.\nSources have confirmed that a decision... [4076 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-01-12-iran-pulls-out-of-sas-joint-naval-exercise-amid-political-tensions/",
            "image": "https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/wTlrAwxHFh9_V0EhSUVnvQknRvg=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/attachments/2986/navy22707_869070.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-12T16:47:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "014a1578e982d66b3e13de65ae3a28a6",
                "name": "Daily Maverick",
                "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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