Triple
T2834739
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sarafina! |
E62321
|
entity |
| Predicate | musicBy |
P1952
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Mbongeni Ngema |
E321277
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Mbongeni Ngema | Statement: [Sarafina!, musicBy, Mbongeni Ngema]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mbongeni Ngema Context triple: [Sarafina!, musicBy, Mbongeni Ngema]
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A.
Mbongeni Ngema
chosen
Mbongeni Ngema is a South African playwright, composer, and director best known for creating the anti-apartheid musical "Sarafina!" and other influential works in theatre and film.
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B.
Mahlamba Ndlopfu
Mahlamba Ndlopfu is the official presidential residence of South Africa, located in the Bryntirion Estate in Pretoria.
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C.
Dumisa Ntsebeza
Dumisa Ntsebeza is a South African lawyer, human rights advocate, and former Truth and Reconciliation Commission commissioner known for his work on transitional justice and constitutional law.
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D.
Lobengula Khumalo
Lobengula Khumalo was the second and last king of the Ndebele (Matabele) Kingdom in what is now Zimbabwe, known for his resistance to British colonial encroachment in the late 19th century.
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E.
Zwelinzima Vavi
Zwelinzima Vavi is a prominent South African trade unionist and political activist, best known for his long-time leadership role in the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69ab4c3c39188190955b9c49d98463d8 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdec18b808190aedae2ed11d53b15 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2032ecb7481908801a4896c166203 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:01 p.m.