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Daily Dispatch API, RSS and sitemap

Every article Daily Dispatch publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 2,069 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

South AfricaEnglish#3,309 by volume

Four ways to pull dailydispatch.co.za

All four are ours, all four are live, and none of them needs a key.

JSON Search this publisher

Every article we hold from dailydispatch.co.za, newest first. Add q= to search inside.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.dailydispatch.co.za&size=20"open it →

RSS Subscribe in any reader

The same articles as an RSS 2.0 feed. Works in Feedly, Inoreader, Thunderbird — anywhere.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/rss?host=www.dailydispatch.co.za&size=50"open it →

JSON Feed For apps

JSON Feed 1.1, the same content in a format apps parse natively.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/feed.json?host=www.dailydispatch.co.za&size=50"open it →

Trimmed For agents

Only the fields an agent needs — title, url, date, language — so the response stays small.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.dailydispatch.co.za&size=20&fields=title,url,published_at,lang"open it →

What this outlet covers, by share of its recent output:

society 40%economy 20%legal 20%

Call the API

A live request. Paste it into a terminal and Daily Dispatch headlines come back as JSON.

bash
curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.dailydispatch.co.za,dailydispatch.co.za&size=5"

This page covers 2 hosts of dailydispatch.co.za as one publisher: www.dailydispatch.co.za, dailydispatch.co.za. The API accepts them comma-separated in host.

2,069
articles indexed
762
in the last 30 days
25
median per day
1
languages
233 min
median crawl lag
24.07 → 22.10
archive depth

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 90 days. The busiest hour is 13:00 UTC — that is when the newsroom pushes its main batch.

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The 30 hatched days are gaps in the upstream news archive, not quiet days at Daily Dispatch: the whole corpus dips on those dates. They are excluded from the median above.

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/stats?host=www.dailydispatch.co.za,dailydispatch.co.za&top=10"

Publishing rhythm

When Daily Dispatch actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 2,069 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

00: 00001: 80102: 240203: 1020304: 1110405: 1030506: 1800607: 1590708: 1290809: 1340910: 1351011: 991112: 1521213: 2281314: 1791415: 1381516: 801617: 501718: 171819: 231920: 92021: 72122: 12223: 123
Mon: 391MonTue: 388TueWed: 400WedThu: 404ThuFri: 204FriSat: 83SatSun: 199Sun

Languages

CodeLanguageArticlesShare
enEnglish1,33664.6%

Latest articles

The 18 most recent Daily Dispatch articles in the index — the same rows the API returns, rendered for humans.

Proteas crush Australia by an innings to level Test series at St George’s Park | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 16:51 UTC · Amir Chetty
South Africa secured an emphatic innings-and-31-run victory over Australia at St George's Park to level the Test series, breaking through stubborn second-innings resistan
Serame demands strong response from Warriors Women against Badgers | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 13:58 UTC · Amir Chetty
Following tough opening defeats in Durban, Warriors Women head coach Nkululeko Serame has called on his side to display composure and execute the basics as they face the
Jamie Riddle turns Kona heartbreak into vital career lesson | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 12:09 UTC · Amir Chetty
Triathlete Jamie Riddle reflects on the physical setbacks, tactical errors, and mental pressure that led to his withdrawal from the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-K
Highbury FC aim to bounce back against Casric Stars | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 12:08 UTC · Vuyokazi Nkanjeni
Highbury FC look to revive their Motsepe Foundation Championship promotion hopes when they face Casric Stars on Friday following a setback against Lerumo Lions.
Chippa United battle Golden Arrows for Carling Knockout Cup quarter-final spot | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 12:07 UTC · Vuyokazi Nkanjeni
Chippa United and Golden Arrows collide in a high-stakes Carling Knockout Cup last-16 encounter this Saturday, with both sides eyeing a coveted quarter-final spot at King
McDonald backs Australia to fight on after batting collapse | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 07:45 UTC · Amir Chetty
Australia coach Andrew McDonald called his team's batting collapse disappointing but refused to concede defeat against South Africa as the tourists battle to save the sec
Death Notice MARY ENGELA GODFREY | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 05:35 UTC · Daily Dispatch
GODFREY MARY ENGELA Born 4/4/1954 to 19/10/2026 age 72. Mary beloved sister to the late Margaret Godfrey. Beloved Brothers, Martin, Michael and Melville known as Doc. Dee
Death Notice Jakob (Jaap) Myburgh | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 05:30 UTC · Daily Dispatch
MYBURGH: Jakob (Jaap) passed away peacefully at Lotus Live-in-Care on 17.10.2026, aged 89 years. Predeceased by his beloved wife Hazel. He will be lovingly re-membered by
Marco Jansen wants to be the player South Africa can lean on | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 04:49 UTC · Amir Chetty
After a crucial 85 with the bat and a decisive 5/33 bowling spell against Australia, Marco Jansen explains his focus on resilience, consistency, and showing up for South
Godongwana announces temporary fuel levy cut to ease pressure on motorists | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 04:38 UTC · ASANDA NINI
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced a temporary cut to the fuel levy to help ease surging petrol and diesel costs for motorists, farmers and businesses.
Malema promises to scrap 35-year age limit on government jobs | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 04:34 UTC · Mandilakhe Kwababana
EFF leader Julius Malema has pledged to scrap the 35-year age limit on government jobs and secure land tenure for residents facing eviction in Bhongweni.
Voters back murdered ANC candidate as electoral rules keep his name on the ballot | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 03:54 UTC · Lulamile Feni; Ziyanda Zweni
Despite the murder of ANC ward candidate Ngawonke Bulala, voters in Kumkani Mhlontlo say they will still vote for him, prompting plans for a future by-election.
Final pigeon race of 2026 yet again sees competitors taking strain | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 01:35 UTC · Alan Weimann
In pigeon racing it is often difficult to find the reason for the outcome of a particular race. This was the case in the most recent race from Prince Albert Road, the sma
Eastern Cape entrepreneur turns childhood struggle into thriving detergent business | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 01:26 UTC · Zubenam Mhlathi
Inspired by his mother's struggles to afford basic cleaning supplies, 22-year-old entrepreneur Luzuko Memela built Luckzin Detergents into a certified brand supplying loc
Biological Inflation: Why Food Security Without Nutrition Is a Mirage | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 01:23 UTC · Christopher Wild
South Africa may celebrate record-breaking harvests of maize and grain, but full silos do not guarantee healthy citizens. Despite producing ample calories, the nation fac
Miller wants to grow more in explosive batting role for Iinyathi | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 01:16 UTC · Anathi Wulushe
There are few players in world cricket, when it’s all said and done in their careers, who can say they hit the first ball in their professional debut over the boundary. U
Truter wants Chippa to break cup competition hoodoo | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 01:15 UTC · Anathi Wulushe
As Chippa United approach their first cup soccer competition this season, head coach Brandon Truter wants them to tune into their winning mentality which he feels has bee
Eastern Cape short film wins top honours at Malawi film festival | Daily Dispatch
2026-10-22 01:15 UTC · Siphosethu Ngcangisa
An Eastern Cape film made in Kariega with the help of emerging filmmakers has won best short film at the Cape Maclear Film Festival in Malawi, giving producer Nceba Mqolo

Harvest it all

Page through the archive by date. from and to accept YYYY-MM-DD or relative values such as now-7d.

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.dailydispatch.co.za,dailydispatch.co.za&from=now-7d&size=100"

To poll for new material, keep the timestamp of the newest article you saw and ask only for what came after it:

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.dailydispatch.co.za,dailydispatch.co.za&from=now-1h&sort=date_asc"

Article bodies come with full_text=true. No key, no quota tier, no header — see the search endpoint for every parameter.

Metadata quality

How well Daily Dispatch marks up its own pages — useful if you are deciding whether to parse them yourself.

100%
dates from JSON-LD
93%
articles with a byline
0%
articles with sections
334 KB
average page weight

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 233 min at the median, 21558 minutes at the 90th percentile.

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FAQ

Does Daily Dispatch have an official API?

Not a public one. This endpoint is the practical alternative: their articles as structured JSON, with title, lead, publication time, section, byline and a link back to the original.

How do I get their RSS feed?

Most publishers expose one at /rss or /feed, but feeds carry only the last few dozen items and drop them within hours. This index keeps 2,069 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does Daily Dispatch publish per day?

25 on a median day, measured across 90 days.

Can I use this commercially?

The API is free and unauthenticated. What you may do with the content is between you and the publisher: we return metadata, a lead paragraph and a link, not a licence.