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South Africa Nation News API
Get the live top nation headlines from South Africa with our JSON API.
Get API key for the South Africa Nation 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=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
"totalArticles": 12808,
"articles": [
{
"id": "42dff6ebd4d4f2d8403ecfb63332a472",
"title": "Ramaphosa slams PKTT disbandment: 'I did not approve'",
"description": "President Cyril Ramaphosa submitted written submissions to Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee.",
"content": "JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa says he did not approve of the Political Killings Task Team's disbandment.\nRamaphosa submitted written submissions to Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee.\nRamaphosa revealed that around 1 February 2025, he was infor... [551 chars]",
"url": "https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/ramaphosa-slams-pktt-disbandment-i-did-not-approve",
"image": "https://www.enca.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2025-05/Screenshot%202025-05-28%20at%2006.08.48.png.webp?itok=d0QY9t4K",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-18T18:46:10Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "3ec23e0c9b7acd73d74ec42d9f325609",
"name": "eNCA",
"url": "https://www.enca.com"
}
},
{
"id": "8b9b871f8a44e76c8949ecd407559c5b",
"title": "Trail of tender messages links EFF, ActionSA, Tshwane, commission hears",
"description": "WhatsApp communication extracted from phone of witness reveals behind-the-scenes manoeuvring",
"content": "Whatsapp messages extracted from the phone of a Madlanga commission witness have placed the EFF and ActionSA at the centre of discussions about tender bids with the City of Tshwane’s CFO.\nOn Wednesday, the Madlanga commission flagged messages between... [1722 chars]",
"url": "https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-03-18-trail-of-tender-messages-links-eff-actionsa-tshwane-commission-hears/",
"image": "https://www.sowetan.co.za/resizer/v2/TK56NLQ2XJASZOQR6BX46D4NLY.jpeg?smart=true&auth=0efd475a5f70d1de67ed686ed9b59005ba04379db21aa17c5156a4bb4cec2fa4&width=1200&height=630",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-18T17:53:24Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "b3802296148b77d94b9dc15252fe43fb",
"name": "Sowetan",
"url": "https://www.sowetan.co.za"
}
},
{
"id": "1d34580f1d25da0040a7f000bf19a3f6",
"title": "PAC opens criminal case after Robert Sobukwe gravesite vandalised",
"description": "The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) has opened a criminal case after gravesite of the founding President Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe was vandalised.",
"content": "JOHANNESBURG - The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) has opened a criminal case after gravesite of their founding president, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe,was vandalised.\nIn a statement on Wednesday the PAC condemned this act calling it disgraceful.... [492 chars]",
"url": "https://www.enca.com/news/pac-opens-criminal-case-after-robert-sobukwe-gravesite-vandalised",
"image": "https://www.enca.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2026-03/WhatsApp%20Image%202026-03-18%20at%2018.53.30%20%281%29.jpeg.webp?itok=F-7BtVeY",
"publishedAt": "2026-03-18T17:11:10Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "3ec23e0c9b7acd73d74ec42d9f325609",
"name": "eNCA",
"url": "https://www.enca.com"
}
}
]
}