Triple

T21630153
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma E533808 entity
Predicate educatedAt P5 FINISHED
Object University of Zululand
The University of Zululand is a South African public university located in KwaZulu-Natal, known for serving predominantly rural communities and offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
E1493522 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 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: University of Zululand | Statement: [Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, educatedAt, University of Zululand]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Zululand
Context triple: [Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, educatedAt, University of Zululand]
  • A. University of KwaZulu-Natal
    The University of KwaZulu-Natal is a major South African public research university formed through a merger in 2004, known for its diverse campuses, strong science and health programs, and focus on African scholarship.
  • B. Walter Sisulu University
    Walter Sisulu University is a South African public university named after anti-apartheid activist Walter Sisulu, serving the Eastern Cape region through multiple campuses and a focus on community-oriented education.
  • C. Sol Plaatje University
    Sol Plaatje University is a public university in Kimberley, South Africa, named after the writer and activist Sol Plaatje and known for its focus on heritage, education, and rural development.
  • D. University of Venda
    The University of Venda is a South African public university located in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, known for serving rural communities and offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
  • E. University of Durban-Westville
    The University of Durban-Westville was a South African higher education institution in Durban known for serving predominantly Indian students during apartheid and later merging into the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: University of Zululand
Triple: [Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, educatedAt, University of Zululand]
Generated description
The University of Zululand is a South African public university located in KwaZulu-Natal, known for serving predominantly rural communities and offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Zululand
Target entity description: The University of Zululand is a South African public university located in KwaZulu-Natal, known for serving predominantly rural communities and offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
  • A. University of KwaZulu-Natal
    The University of KwaZulu-Natal is a major South African public research university formed through a merger in 2004, known for its diverse campuses, strong science and health programs, and focus on African scholarship.
  • B. Walter Sisulu University
    Walter Sisulu University is a South African public university named after anti-apartheid activist Walter Sisulu, serving the Eastern Cape region through multiple campuses and a focus on community-oriented education.
  • C. Sol Plaatje University
    Sol Plaatje University is a public university in Kimberley, South Africa, named after the writer and activist Sol Plaatje and known for its focus on heritage, education, and rural development.
  • D. University of Venda
    The University of Venda is a South African public university located in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, known for serving rural communities and offering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
  • E. University of Durban-Westville
    The University of Durban-Westville was a South African higher education institution in Durban known for serving predominantly Indian students during apartheid and later merging into the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 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_69e0c464fba881908d0ff2ac80511ce1 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ef5215ae3c81909e6dedba23822970 completed April 27, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a0f97ba188190b00ddfbbeee22499 completed May 17, 2026, 6:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a1020e67c8190a6faf7e8e458d48e completed May 17, 2026, 6:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a10ac13288190a1fbf21fa67a4ed2 completed May 17, 2026, 7:02 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:34 p.m.