Roads Authority Namibia
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Roads Authority Namibia is the state-owned agency responsible for managing and maintaining Namibia’s national road network and related infrastructure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roads Authority Namibia canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10873559 — 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: Roads Authority Namibia Context triple: [B1 national road, maintainedBy, Roads Authority Namibia]
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A.
B2 road in Namibia
The B2 road in Namibia is a major national highway linking the coastal city of Walvis Bay to the interior and forming part of the Trans-Kalahari Corridor that connects Namibia with Botswana and South Africa.
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B.
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration
The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration is the government agency responsible for managing, maintaining, and developing Zimbabwe’s national road network and related infrastructure.
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C.
South African National Route network
The South African National Route network is the country’s primary system of long-distance, numbered highways that connect major cities, regions, and borders for national transport and trade.
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D.
SANRAL
SANRAL is South Africa’s national roads agency responsible for the planning, construction, management, and maintenance of the country’s national road network.
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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. 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: Roads Authority Namibia Target entity description: Roads Authority Namibia is the state-owned agency responsible for managing and maintaining Namibia’s national road network and related infrastructure.
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A.
B2 road in Namibia
The B2 road in Namibia is a major national highway linking the coastal city of Walvis Bay to the interior and forming part of the Trans-Kalahari Corridor that connects Namibia with Botswana and South Africa.
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B.
Zimbabwe National Roads Administration
The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration is the government agency responsible for managing, maintaining, and developing Zimbabwe’s national road network and related infrastructure.
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C.
South African National Route network
The South African National Route network is the country’s primary system of long-distance, numbered highways that connect major cities, regions, and borders for national transport and trade.
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D.
SANRAL
SANRAL is South Africa’s national roads agency responsible for the planning, construction, management, and maintenance of the country’s national road network.
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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. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road authority
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state-owned enterprise ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RA ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance mobility and accessibility in Namibia
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improve road safety in Namibia ⓘ support economic development through road infrastructure in Namibia ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Ministry of Works and Transport (Namibia)
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linked to:
Ministry of Works and Transport of Namibia
local authorities in Namibia ⓘ road construction contractors in Namibia ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Government budget of Namibia
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road user charges ⓘ toll and levy revenues ⓘ |
| hasRole |
implementing agency for road projects in Namibia
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road infrastructure maintainer ⓘ road network manager ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Windhoek ⓘ |
| industry |
public administration
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road infrastructure management ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of Namibia
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linked to:
Namibia
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | state-owned company ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Namibia ⓘ |
| mandate |
to develop and expand the national road system
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to maintain Namibia’s national road infrastructure ⓘ to manage Namibia’s national road network ⓘ |
| operatesInSector |
public infrastructure
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road transport ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Namibia ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of Namibia ⓘ |
| publicService | provision of safe and reliable national roads ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
bridge infrastructure on national roads
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construction of new national roads in Namibia ⓘ development of road infrastructure in Namibia ⓘ maintenance of national roads in Namibia ⓘ management of national roads in Namibia ⓘ national road network of Namibia ⓘ road asset management in Namibia ⓘ road network planning in Namibia ⓘ road safety features on national roads ⓘ road signage on national roads ⓘ upgrading of existing national roads in Namibia ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| serviceArea | national road network of Namibia ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ra.org.na/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roads Authority Namibia Description of subject: Roads Authority Namibia is the state-owned agency responsible for managing and maintaining Namibia’s national road network and related infrastructure.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.