New Eersterust (Nuwe Eersterus) is a township in northwestern Gauteng province, South Africa, about 39 km northwest of Pretoria.

It was incorporated into the Gauteng province in 2004 under the jurisdiction of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality.

This semi-rural township is situated near the boundary with the North West Province.

The most widely spoken languages are Tswana, Northern Sotho, Tsonga and Ndebele.

The township is divided in blocks A, B, C, D1, D2, E, F1, F2, F3, F4 and Soutpan and Marikana informal settlement.