Triple
T5771890
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mahlamba Ndlopfu |
E127348
|
entity |
| Predicate | managedBy |
P86
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (South Africa) |
E188604
|
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: Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (South Africa) | Statement: [Mahlamba Ndlopfu, managedBy, Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (South Africa)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (South Africa) Context triple: [Mahlamba Ndlopfu, managedBy, Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (South Africa)]
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A.
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (South Africa)
chosen
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (South Africa) is the national government department responsible for managing and maintaining state-owned buildings and infrastructure, and for leading public infrastructure development across the country.
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B.
Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa)
The Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa) is the national government department responsible for managing the country’s water resources and sanitation services, including the operation of major dams and water infrastructure.
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C.
Gauteng Provincial Government
The Gauteng Provincial Government is the executive authority responsible for governing South Africa’s Gauteng province, which includes major urban centers like Johannesburg and Pretoria.
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D.
Department of Public Works
The Department of Public Works is a local government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining public infrastructure and services such as roads, facilities, and environmental management within Prince William County.
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E.
South African National Roads Agency Limited
South African National Roads Agency Limited is a state-owned company responsible for the management, maintenance, and development of South Africa’s national road network.
- 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_69c00834f6308190851b0abeddd8ed7e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c029adda188190a5c26c363614145f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c07e648aa881908411a00d48998ecc |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:50 p.m.