South Africa: Zimbabwean teenage asylum-seeker learns the high cost of freedom Contributor 18.12.2009 When 18-year-old Tsitsi Makwiyena looks down at her son Desmond in her arms, she sees not just a one-week-old perfect baby boy, but also the high price she paid to escape her home country of Zimbabwe and start a new life in urban South Africa Log in or register to post comments