Motsepe family
E161648
The Motsepe family is a prominent South African business dynasty best known for its mining interests, philanthropy, and the wealth of its patriarch, billionaire Patrice Motsepe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Motsepe family canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1411161 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Motsepe family Context triple: [Motsepe, notableFamily, Motsepe family]
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A.
Kruger family
The Kruger family is a South African family lineage known through marital connections such as that of Geytie Maria du Plessis.
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B.
Metlar family
The Metlar family was a historically significant local family associated with the Metlar–Bodine House in New Jersey, whose name the historic house museum now bears.
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C.
Halas family
The Halas family is a prominent American sports family best known for founding and long owning the NFL’s Chicago Bears through legendary figure George Halas.
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D.
Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
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E.
Litta family
The Litta family was a prominent noble lineage from Milan, Italy, known for its political influence, patronage of the arts, and longstanding role in the region’s aristocratic society.
- 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: Motsepe family Target entity description: The Motsepe family is a prominent South African business dynasty best known for its mining interests, philanthropy, and the wealth of its patriarch, billionaire Patrice Motsepe.
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A.
Kruger family
The Kruger family is a South African family lineage known through marital connections such as that of Geytie Maria du Plessis.
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B.
Metlar family
The Metlar family was a historically significant local family associated with the Metlar–Bodine House in New Jersey, whose name the historic house museum now bears.
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C.
Halas family
The Halas family is a prominent American sports family best known for founding and long owning the NFL’s Chicago Bears through legendary figure George Halas.
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D.
Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
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E.
Litta family
The Litta family was a prominent noble lineage from Milan, Italy, known for its political influence, patronage of the arts, and longstanding role in the region’s aristocratic society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African family
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business family ⓘ |
| associatedCompany |
African Rainbow Capital
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African Rainbow Minerals ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.
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Motsepe Foundation ⓘ |
| businessModel | black economic empowerment investments in South Africa ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tswana people ⓘ |
| hasPatriarch | Patrice Motsepe ⓘ |
| hasTitle | one of the wealthiest families in South Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
business influence in South Africa
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mining interests ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Setswana ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
South African newspapers
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surface form:
South African press
international business media ⓘ |
| notableForbesListing | first black African billionaire in Forbes list via Patrice Motsepe ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bridgette Radebe
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Patrice Motsepe ⓘ Precious Moloi-Motsepe ⓘ Tshepo Motsepe ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
education
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healthcare ⓘ poverty alleviation ⓘ rural development ⓘ sports development ⓘ |
| philanthropicPledge |
The Giving Pledge
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surface form:
Giving Pledge via Patrice Motsepe and Precious Moloi-Motsepe
|
| politicalConnection | Cyril Ramaphosa ⓘ |
| politicalConnectionType | family relation by marriage ⓘ |
| primaryIndustry | mining industry ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Gauteng
ⓘ
Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Pretoria
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sectorInfluence |
South African financial services sector
ⓘ
South African mining sector ⓘ South African sports sector ⓘ |
| socialStatus | business elite in South Africa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Motsepe family Description of subject: The Motsepe family is a prominent South African business dynasty best known for its mining interests, philanthropy, and the wealth of its patriarch, billionaire Patrice Motsepe.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.