Triple
T22063917
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Secretary-General of the African National Congress |
E545219
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableOfficeHolder |
P5750
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Gwede Mantashe |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Gwede Mantashe | Statement: [Secretary-General of the African National Congress, notableOfficeHolder, Gwede Mantashe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gwede Mantashe Context triple: [Secretary-General of the African National Congress, notableOfficeHolder, Gwede Mantashe]
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A.
Siphosethu Ngcobo
Siphosethu Ngcobo is a South African politician who serves in a top leadership role within the Inkatha Freedom Party.
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B.
Mzilikazi Khumalo
Mzilikazi Khumalo was the 19th-century founder and king of the Ndebele (Matabele) nation in southern Africa, renowned for his military leadership and state-building after breaking away from Shaka Zulu.
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C.
Mashobane Khumalo
Mashobane Khumalo was a prominent historical leader of the Khumalo dynasty in southern Africa, known as the father of the Ndebele king Mzilikazi.
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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.
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.
- 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: Gwede Mantashe Target entity description: Gwede Mantashe is a South African politician and trade unionist who has held senior leadership roles in the African National Congress and the national government.
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A.
Siphosethu Ngcobo
Siphosethu Ngcobo is a South African politician who serves in a top leadership role within the Inkatha Freedom Party.
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B.
Mzilikazi Khumalo
Mzilikazi Khumalo was the 19th-century founder and king of the Ndebele (Matabele) nation in southern Africa, renowned for his military leadership and state-building after breaking away from Shaka Zulu.
-
C.
Mashobane Khumalo
Mashobane Khumalo was a prominent historical leader of the Khumalo dynasty in southern Africa, known as the father of the Ndebele king Mzilikazi.
-
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.
-
E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e11e344dfc81909b1d88a7221329c7 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f12881f9e0819091b8e6d8ff6802bd |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:37 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:27 p.m.