ubayd-hattas/SA_DataHub

A public platform making South African data accessible through interactive visualizations, transparent methodologies and educational insights. # SA Data Hub **South Africa's public data, made clear.** SA Data Hub is a modern platform that aggregates, visualises, and explains national statistics from trusted South African government sources — Stats SA, the Reserve Bank, SAPS, the Department of Basic Education, and more. Built for students, researchers, journalists, developers, policymakers, and the general public. **→ sadatahub.tech** --- ## What it does Government statistics in South Africa are real and important — but the official releases are PDFs, Excel sheets, and sparse portals that require domain knowledge to navigate. SA Data Hub pulls from the same primary sources and presents the data without the friction. - **8 data categories** — unemployment, GDP, inflation, crime, education, population, housing, Census 2022 - **9 provinces**, each with a full profile: unemployment trend, matric pass rate, electricity access, GDP share, and more - **213 municipalities** with Census 2022 profiles covering demographics, housing composition, basic services, age structure, and school attendance - **Data Stories** — long-form, data-driven narratives that explain what the numbers actually mean - **Free CSV downloads** for every dataset, with citation metadata - **Zero paywalls, zero advertising, no government affiliation** --- ## Screenshots | Homepage | Province Explorer | Municipality Profile | |----------|-------------------|----------------------| | | | | | Dashboard | Data Downloads | Methodology | |-----------|----------------|-------------| | | | | --- ## Key features ### Data & content - **Dashboard with live search** — intent-aware search across statistics, provinces, and datasets; returns typed, ranked results - **8 category pages** — each with stat cards, trend charts (line + bar), auto-generated insights, dataset freshness indicators, and APA/Harvard/Vancouver citation widgets - **Province Explorer** — sortable comparison chart across all 9 provinces; side-by-side provinc …