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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": 600,
"articles": [
{
"id": "97a8ab69894fec958922d95d2860e538",
"title": "Trump refuses to apologise for racist video of Obamas",
"description": "President Donald Trump shared a social media video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes",
"content": "United States (US) President Donald Trump says he did not make a mistake when asked if he would apologise for a video post depicting former first couple Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.\nHe spoke to reporters on board Air Force One after bipartisan ... [1066 chars]",
"url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/trump-refuses-to-apologise-for-racist-video-of-obamas/",
"image": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Trump2.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-07T05:04:51Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "bbac417191f606fec4ab93fecf31486b",
"name": "SABC News",
"url": "https://www.sabcnews.com"
}
},
{
"id": "5291e63d1cede409b1397ca1995e2f61",
"title": "Zimbabwe's Treasury and IMF reach milestone agreement",
"description": "ZIMBABWE has secured a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a crucial Staff Monitored Programme (SMP). The development marks a significant milestone in the country’s path to economic stabilisation and debt resolution. This deal comes as part of Zimbabwe’s broader effort to rebuild trust in its economic policies and set the stage […]",
"content": "ZIMBABWE has secured a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a crucial Staff Monitored Programme (SMP).\nThe development marks a significant milestone in the country’s path to economic stabilisation and debt resolution. T... [1872 chars]",
"url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com/zimbabwes-treasury-and-imf-reach-milestone-agreement/",
"image": "https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/newzimlive/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/18184143/Mthuli-Ncube-Finance-Minister-1.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-07T04:53:45Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "b5634ecb88c17024238d0aebec34ae73",
"name": "newzimbabwe.com",
"url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com"
}
},
{
"id": "8d9f6be73cc3545fada86596a12a66a5",
"title": "Trump video depicting Obamas as apes reignites racism accusations",
"description": "White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt referred to the video as an internet meme.",
"content": "A video posted by President Donald Trump on Truth Social depicting former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes has reignited accusations that Trump is a racist.\nThe depiction of the Obamas was included in a video clip pushing a conspirac... [816 chars]",
"url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/trump-video-depicting-obamas-as-apes-reignites-racism-accusations/",
"image": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Trump-Reuters-resized.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-06T16:55:34Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "bbac417191f606fec4ab93fecf31486b",
"name": "SABC News",
"url": "https://www.sabcnews.com"
}
}
]
}