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South Africa Health News API

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

Get API key for the South Africa Health 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=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 1224,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b75f5c697a9bc99b31ba9293c971e650",
            "title": "5 Endocrinology Headlines You Missed in November 2025",
            "description": "Catch up with major trial results, key clinician insights, and more.",
            "content": "While largely a quiet month for endocrinology, November 2025 was not without its important updates. There were no significant approvals from the US Food and Drug Administration, but glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have continued... [2882 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.hcplive.com/view/5-endocrinology-headlines-you-missed-in-november-2025",
            "image": "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0vv8moc6/hcplive/819b954990aec1659626c7491db0eb7001eb2e1f-1200x630.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-06T02:03:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fdb44255685fc0ff4da1d8b3d77003bf",
                "name": "HCPLive",
                "url": "https://www.hcplive.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6fed666ef3e0e3a5746d29a7d4d9df33",
            "title": "ACIP revises recommendation for universal infant vaccination against hepatitis B",
            "description": "Discussion gets into science and balance of public health with personal autonomy.",
            "content": "The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) revised its recommendation for universal infant vaccination against hepatitis B.\nIn a larger sense, the panel also must weigh public health, personal autonomy, patient informed consent and paren... [7166 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/acip-revises-recommendation-for-universal-infant-vaccination-against-hepatitis-b",
            "image": "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0vv8moc6/medec/18360448bf075579dea0a75401b5b8b4239e64e1-1200x597.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-05T21:54:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "192de3cfe17f303bd7f0213e9ff6877d",
                "name": "Medical Economics",
                "url": "https://www.medicaleconomics.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bdbd644b54c130c69446435fe83774fd",
            "title": "A Rare Cancer Is Surging in Young People, And Experts Are Puzzled",
            "description": "A very rare type of cancer is on a sharp upward trajectory in younger generations, and no one knows why.",
            "content": "A very rare type of cancer is on a sharp upward trajectory in younger generations, and no one knows why.\nRecent research in the US reveals that Gen X-ers and Millennials are three to four times more likely than older generations to be diagnosed with ... [4817 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/a-rare-cancer-is-surging-in-young-people-and-experts-are-puzzled",
            "image": "https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/11/ForgottenCancer.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-05T20:47:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "76a2943c768c5c3be7d790e609b40403",
                "name": "ScienceAlert",
                "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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