Claim: Volksrust, in the municipality of Pixley ka Seme, Gert Sibande District, Mpumalanga, South Africa, was established in 1888 and proclaimed in 1889 with a total population of 8,046 in 2011.
Evidence: Pixley ka Seme Gert Sibande Mpumalanga South Africa 1888 The town was laid out in 1888 on the farms Boschpad Drift, Rooibult or Llanwarne, Verkyk and Zandfontein, and proclaimed in 1889. 8,046