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": 1241,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3bc61fd842911a4bf4f1b9c949aae93f",
            "title": "Trump safe after shooting at White House correspondents dinner, suspect in custody",
            "description": "President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by secret service agents on Saturday night after a man opened fire with a shotgun on security personnel",
            "content": "President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by secret service agents on Saturday night after a man opened fire with a shotgun on security personnel, officials said.\nThe arm... [3536 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/world/2026-04-26-trump-safe-after-shooting-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner-suspect-in-custody/",
            "image": "https://www.timeslive.co.za/resizer/v2/72TM52ONVJE2BLBJJ6MM4RWLOE.JPG?smart=true&auth=24958c02ef0f804577f759575641e40b068f7692e113f188c4da6c3e9cd277fe&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T05:16:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a553059319712706bd71054b38fd052e",
                "name": "TimesLIVE",
                "url": "https://www.timeslive.co.za"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6f3360bf12080aff66d200a2b818df64",
            "title": "SA draws line on summit ‘summoning’ culture",
            "description": "Pretoria questions the practice of convening African leaders en masse as Ramaphosa declines Nairobi meeting",
            "content": "Pretoria is growing increasingly weary of European and other developed countries “summoning” African heads of state under the guise of hosting summits.\nAccording to South African diplomats, there is a rising sense of discomfort at what is perceived a... [263 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-04-26-sa-draws-line-on-summit-summoning-culture/",
            "image": "https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/DTHSJS726ZHX3O2AZ3CNLK2G2E.JPG?smart=true&auth=396df2f3f61e9ff56d56958884b8d112473957855bb990455eeb9783e0a034a7&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T04:04:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b3802296148b77d94b9dc15252fe43fb",
                "name": "Sowetan",
                "url": "https://www.sowetan.co.za"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2f65bf26a8db2cb266a3f071e047f099",
            "title": "'This is unacceptable in a constitutional democracy', say opposition activists amid Zimbabwean authorities' crackdown on CAB3 meetings",
            "description": "THE Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP) has condemned what it describes as a deliberate State campaign to block public engagement on Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3), warning that such actions threaten Zimbabwe’s democratic foundations. In a statement released Saturday, DCP convenor Jameson Timba said authorities were systematically denying citizens their constitutional right to assemble, […]",
            "content": "THE Defend the Constitution Platform (DCP) has condemned what it describes as a deliberate State campaign to block public engagement on Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3), warning that such actions threaten Zimbabwe’s democratic foundations.\n... [2433 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com/this-is-unacceptable-in-a-constitutional-democracy-says-opposition-activists-amid-zimbabwean-authorities-crackdown-on-cab3-meetings/",
            "image": "https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/newzimlive/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/17051806/IMG-20260317-WA0010.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T01:08:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b5634ecb88c17024238d0aebec34ae73",
                "name": "NewZimbabwe.com",
                "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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