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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": 1067,
"articles": [
{
"id": "8746bc611e96c28f62e68d668c14a29d",
"title": "Iranian roulette - war in the time of portfolio diversification",
"description": "The latest Israeli-American collaboration against Iran is many things – a moronic dance of prediction markets and futures moves that exploit the chaos of war – but above all, it's an insider trading scam.",
"content": "On 23 March, during the third week of the two-day conflict in the Middle East, it was reported that traders made $580-million in bets on the oil market. These transactions occurred 15 minutes before US President Donald Trump farted a Truth Social pos... [11927 chars]",
"url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-05-iranian-roulette-war-in-the-time-of-portfolio-diversification-1/",
"image": "https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/f6HSzBZtkg8OE7YtDT14C9h30IU=/800x0/smart/filters:strip_exif()/file/attachments/orphans/P1Poplakoiligarchs_352584.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-05T12:03:59Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "014a1578e982d66b3e13de65ae3a28a6",
"name": "Daily Maverick",
"url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "72ca4561130f7f738d89939c13b42eaf",
"title": "US media says commandos probed deep into Iran to rescue downed airman",
"description": "American commandos deployed deep into Iranian territory to rescue a downed airman, US news outlets reported on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump announced that the crew member had been recovered \"safe and sound.\"",
"content": "TEHRAN - American commandos deployed deep into Iranian territory to rescue a downed airman, US news outlets reported on Sunday, hours after President Donald Trump announced that the crew member had been recovered \"safe and sound.\"\nTehran said this we... [2892 chars]",
"url": "https://www.enca.com/news/us-media-says-commandos-probed-deep-iran-rescue-downed-airman",
"image": "https://www.enca.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/afp/2026-04/doc-A6RZ8ZR-%40photo0.jpg.webp?itok=sefnP4ZY",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-05T10:32:53Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "3ec23e0c9b7acd73d74ec42d9f325609",
"name": "eNCA",
"url": "https://www.enca.com"
}
},
{
"id": "7f42e3f8e18294ab1925a402dbefc9b7",
"title": "Trump says two US airmen rescued in Iran after giving deadline for deal",
"description": "President Donald Trump said Sunday that US forces had safely recovered a second airman downed in Iran, calling it \"one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History\".",
"content": "TEHRAN - President Donald Trump said Sunday that US forces had safely recovered a second airman downed in Iran, calling it \"one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History\".\nThe announcement came as Iran launched missiles and dron... [4324 chars]",
"url": "https://www.enca.com/news/trump-says-two-us-airmen-rescued-iran-after-giving-deadline-deal",
"image": "https://www.enca.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/afp/2026-04/doc-A6QG8CQ-%40photo0.jpg.webp?itok=rV_NHpGb",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-05T07:07:48Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "3ec23e0c9b7acd73d74ec42d9f325609",
"name": "eNCA",
"url": "https://www.enca.com"
}
}
]
}