Not exactly like getting a certificate for perfect attendance.
Esther (not her real name), 28, a professional living and working in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, is writing a regular diary on the challenges of leading a normal life.
I have a friend whose brother works as a teacher in an area that is said to be experiencing some of the worst post-election violence.
When schools opened about two weeks ago, he decided to stay away from there.
After a while he thought it would be safe to return to his school, as he had heard no reports of violence there.
He was abducted from his home on Monday night, beaten up and returned to his home.
He managed to send text messages to his family, and told them not to come and collect him to seek medical treatment as he was instructed by his assailants not to leave the area "Or else."
Because he does not hold a Zanu-PF membership card, it was assumed he was an MDC supporter.
And the worst part was that he was given a "certificate" to show he had received his beating.
He was told to produce it whenever someone else wanted to beat him as proof that it had already been done.
The paper even had a date stamp and the signature of the leader of the group.
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