John Kotze House

This house consists of 72 rooms and 4 rooms in the annex under the dining hall. There are two common rooms, both fitted with a television set, DSTV and Video machine. A bathroom on each floor, fitted with showers, a bath and toilets, completes each floor. The laundry room is fitted with automatic washing machines and tumble driers and available to the students to use at no extra charge. The rooms are single rooms and each one has a single bed, table, chair, cupboard, bookshelf, bedside table, duvet inner and cover, two pillows, blanket and sheet. They are also fitted with wall-mounted heaters, every room has a computer connection port and there is a residence printer on the ground floor which the students can use, using their printing credit from their student account.

Leadership of house

John Kotze House Committee 2009

The House Committee consists of five members and is voted for by the students at the end of the year. Their portfolios range from Community Rep, Secretary, Treasurer, Sport Rep and Resnet Rep. The University believes that every avenue needs to be explored to ensure that students have the chance to develop their leadership skills.

The House Committee arranges at least 4 residences functions per year, one per term. They range from corridor parties to picnics in the Botanical Garden which is arranged by the Entertainment representative in conjunction with the rest of the house.

Some of the exciting things the community representative arranges are community outreaches such as food drives, visits to old age homes, visits to children's homes and donating funds to community charity organisations.

Each of the representatives work closely with the house senior student, hall warden and the sub-wardens to ensure the wellbeing of all the students in the residences. They play a vital role in the successful running of the residence and they also act as mentors for first years.

Please contact Brenda at 046-6038576 or e-mail: b.meyer@ru.ac.za for further information