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 API

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": 1413,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "52542bd28ad7775205dc974d42aa5213",
            "title": "Zimbabwe’s diaspora reshapes real estate and farming investment trends",
            "description": "Zimbabwean digital influencers appear to influence diaspora investment decisions through social media.",
            "content": "Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe’s real estate and farming sectors are seeing a surge in diaspora-driven investment, with two young content creators quietly emerging as unexpected influencers shaping the trend.\nKundai Chitima, 31, and Kelvin Birioti, 20, ... [7697 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/5/16/zimbabwes-diaspora-reshapes-real-estate-and-farming-investment-trends",
            "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Kelvin-Bhirioti-in-the-field-during-content-creation-1778849233.jpeg?resize=1200%2C630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T13:18:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7530d90c9af769eda4cb548f32ed381d",
                "name": "Al Jazeera",
                "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e831f3108af594e7f022567e101bd7c5",
            "title": "Cracks in the bloc: Iran war splits BRICS as New Delhi summit ends without agreement",
            "description": "The BRICS alliance of major developing economies has failed to issue a joint statement after their two-day meeting in India, amid internal divisions over the Iran war, which is affecting several members.",
            "content": "BRICS failed to issue a joint statement at its two-day foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, as deep internal divisions over the Iran war prevented consensus.\nWhere members did agree, BRICS called for reforms to global institutions like the UN, ba... [4155 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news24.com/world/iran-vs-uae-showdown-at-brics-summit-derails-alliances-united-front-20260515-1172",
            "image": "https://news24cobalt.24.co.za/resources/02a5-20a20b2bf9bb-d6958de704e6-1000/format/inline/gettyimages-2275785631.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T19:47:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6968b9c173b8542d6a08ee81be99dfcb",
                "name": "News24",
                "url": "https://www.news24.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d1cd3cd479892a64634724e4131dcc62",
            "title": "India’s Cola King and billionaire Ravi Jaipuria opens $40 million manufacturing plant in Southern Africa",
            "description": "Indian billionaire Ravi Jaipuria is accelerating his expansion across Africa after opening a $40 million snacks, juice, and dairy manufacturing complex in Zimbabwe, deepening his footprint in one of the continent’s fastest-growing consumer markets. | Business Insider Africa",
            "content": "The new facilities, launched through Varun Beverages, include a Cheetos manufacturing plant and a juice and dairy blend production facility, marking another major investment push by the Pepsi bottling giant in Southern Africa.\nThe expansion comes wee... [2984 chars]",
            "url": "https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/indias-cola-king-and-billionaire-ravi-jaipuria-opens-dollar40-million-manufacturing/dsq9ey1",
            "image": "https://ocdn.eu/pulscms-transforms/1/Ox0ktkpTURBXy9kMDZlOTAxNWJhZjdmYzhiZTA3OTUxZjdjZjEzMmU2OS5qcGeSlQPMUQDNDBzNBtGTBc0EsM0Cdg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T12:25:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "00e8b3d988b9e44beed452c70bcbf59f",
                "name": "Business Insider Africa",
                "url": "https://africa.businessinsider.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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