Triple
T23364153
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nkandla homestead scandal |
E593265
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyReportAuthor |
P12787
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thuli Madonsela |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Thuli Madonsela | Statement: [Nkandla homestead scandal, keyReportAuthor, Thuli Madonsela]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thuli Madonsela Context triple: [Nkandla homestead scandal, keyReportAuthor, Thuli Madonsela]
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A.
Mapula Motlanthe
Mapula Motlanthe is the former wife of South African politician and ex-president Kgalema Motlanthe.
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B.
Edna Molewa
Edna Molewa was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist who served in various senior government roles, including as a provincial premier and national cabinet minister.
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C.
Elias Motsoaledi
Elias Motsoaledi was a South African anti-apartheid activist and African National Congress member who was imprisoned alongside Nelson Mandela for his role in the liberation struggle.
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D.
Thokozani Khupe
Thokozani Khupe is a Zimbabwean politician who has served as a senior opposition leader and former deputy prime minister, prominently associated with the Movement for Democratic Change.
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E.
Mandla Mabuza
Mandla Mabuza is a South African figure known primarily as the husband of prominent politician and current National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thuli Madonsela Target entity description: Thuli Madonsela is a South African advocate and former Public Protector renowned for her anti-corruption work and high-profile investigations into government misconduct.
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A.
Mapula Motlanthe
Mapula Motlanthe is the former wife of South African politician and ex-president Kgalema Motlanthe.
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B.
Edna Molewa
Edna Molewa was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist who served in various senior government roles, including as a provincial premier and national cabinet minister.
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C.
Elias Motsoaledi
Elias Motsoaledi was a South African anti-apartheid activist and African National Congress member who was imprisoned alongside Nelson Mandela for his role in the liberation struggle.
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D.
Thokozani Khupe
Thokozani Khupe is a Zimbabwean politician who has served as a senior opposition leader and former deputy prime minister, prominently associated with the Movement for Democratic Change.
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E.
Mandla Mabuza
Mandla Mabuza is a South African figure known primarily as the husband of prominent politician and current National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: keyReportAuthor Context triple: [Nkandla homestead scandal, keyReportAuthor, Thuli Madonsela]
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A.
authorType
Indicates the specific role or category of authorship associated with an entity, such as primary author, co-author, or editor.
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B.
featuresAuthor
Indicates that something includes or highlights a particular author as a primary associated contributor.
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C.
importantAuthor
chosen
Indicates that an entity plays a significant or primary authorship role in relation to another entity (such as a work, document, or publication).
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D.
targetAuthors
Indicates that certain authors are the intended or designated recipients, subjects, or focus of an action or operation.
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E.
canonicalAuthor
Indicates that an entity is the officially recognized or standard author of a given work or resource.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e25d2593c88190bcdf4a716a94ccb2 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a0aac4248190a4663ed12aed6856 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:09 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69f061c7aaa48190a58ce93f87155ffc |
completed | April 28, 2026, 7:29 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:31 p.m.