New find at Sterkfontein

The newest relative to human beings, Homo Naledi, discovered two years ago in Africa's richest site of fossil hominin site ,in the Cradle of Humankind west of Johannesburg, South Africa, is believed to have been alive between two-hundred-and-thirty-six and three-hundred-and-thirty-five-thousand years ago. This is the finding of a group of scientists who have been scrapping for more evidence, where Naledi was discovered to corroborate their theories of human evolution. The dicovery - according to the scientists - suggests that Naledi likely lived alongside homo sapiens or first humans in Africa. It further adds onto the story of one of the greatest fossil discoveries of the past half century and of what it might mean for our understanding of human evolution.

To talk to us about the significance of the Cradle of Humankind…
• Dr Robin Drennan, Director of Research Development at the Wits University

• Michael Worsnip is the Managing Director at Maropeng