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Chicken Cordon Bleu
Chicken Cordon Bleu

Having both attended and hosted events at the Phakalane Golf Estate Hotel Resort in my youth and fast forward to 2019 when it was undergoing constructive surgery and I hosted one of my annual events, Women's Etiquette Brunch, at their marquee, the place is truly a surreal experience.

With the new state of the art offices opposite the marquee, it was evident that the work being done to the rest of the hotel resort would be even more breathtaking. Once it was completed and the dust had settled, I took a tour and immediately noticed a newer, classy, contemporary restaurant called Cosmopolitan tucked away in the corner that looks nothing like the room we once attended the occasional conference, attended a party in or draped with wedding colours. I was intrigued.

The Club House, rich in history was converted into to a Convention Centre. When I hear Convention Centre, the first thing that comes to mind is a venue with international appeal where Batswana can show case themselves as a people and country. The design has been described as exquisite and modern and with that, it holds a charm that attracts the Cosmopolitan crowd in Gaborone. The Golf Estate is a preferred destination and in turn wants their restaurant to be top of mind. I remember the build-up and excitement in the air leading to the official opening after renovations in February of 2020, the first lockdown followed shortly and they had to close down the operations. They would later reopen the Restaurant for Breakfast after the SoE ended. On February 15 they reopened doors to serve dinner.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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