Platform Changelog
SA Data Hub is a public portal that aggregates South African municipal and national statistics.
We track platform‑level updates to keep citizens, researchers, and policymakers informed about new features and improvements.
Major releases are posted here when a new version (Vx) ships, typically on a quarterly cadence.
V5: Municipality Explorer, Municipality Profiles, Census 2022 Integration, Interactive Visualizations
5 June 2026
Expanded SA Data Hub from provincial statistics to municipality-level intelligence across South Africa.
- Municipality Explorer for all 213 local and metropolitan municipalities
- Dedicated municipality profile pages
- Census 2022 municipality data integration
- Interactive demographic, housing, and services visualizations
- Municipality benchmarking against provincial and national averages
V4: CSV Exports, Download Center, Citation Generator, Dataset Update Log, Search Intelligence
2 June 2026
Major platform enhancements for data export and discoverability.
- CSV export for all datasets
- Dedicated Download Center
- Citation Generator tool
- Dataset Update Log (internal tracking, not public)
- Search Intelligence UI
V3: Insights Hub
1 June 2026
Introduced analytics dashboards and insights.
- Interactive visualizations
- Custom query builder
V2: Additional Datasets
31 May 2026
Added 12 new municipal datasets.
- Health statistics
- Education metrics
V1: Initial launch
30 May 2026
Public release of the SA Data Hub platform.
- Core dataset catalogue
- Basic search