Zeerust North West

Zeerust is a commercial town situated in Ngaka Modiri Molema district in the North West Province. It lies in the Marico valley, approximately 240 kilometres northwest of Johannesburg, on the the N4, the main road link between South Africa and Botswana. There are large cattle ranches in the area, as well as wheat, maize, tobacco and citrus fruit farms. There are also fluorite and chromite mines in the vicinity. Tourism is also a developing industry.