| Van Zylsrus | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.867°N 22.05°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | John Taolo Gaetsewe |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Joe Morolong |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.90 |
| Population Total: | 848 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2001) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 86.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 9.2% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 4.2% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2001) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 52.5% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 45.3% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Southern Ndebele |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.1% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.1% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 8467 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 053 |
Van Zylsrus is a settlement in John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
It is also the nearest settlement to The Kalahari Meerkat Project, the filming of nature TV shows such as Meerkat Manor.
The settlement was founded by 6 Trekboer families in 1832, led by the former Heemrad of Calvinia, Petrus van Zyl.
Between 1971 and 2001 it was the location of a Ballistic Missile Battery of the SADF, colocated with an Infantry Company plus a Heavy Mortar Platoon, an Armoured Squadron less one troop, and an advance Radar and Signals Squadron of the SAAF. The settlement also had its own Commando platoon of 21 Riflemen reinforced by the local SAP helicopter flight and Askari detachment. On October 24, 2020, a maximum temperature of 43.3C was registered.[1]