Homo ergaster
These finds suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa from about three million years ago, starting with "Australopithecus africanus". There followed species including "Australopithecus sediba", "Homo ergaster", "Homo erectus", "Homo rhodesiensis", "Homo helmei", "Homo naledi" and modern humans ("Homo sapiens"). Modern humans have inhabited Southern Africa for at least 170,000 years.