A Toe for $25,000$ as Zimbabweans find CASHCOW out of poverty [Facts Checked]

Today, a toe is claimed to be valued at $20,000 as Zimbabweans seem to have found a CASH cow out of poverty and news seems to suggest a mad rush for exchanging one’s toe for such an amount is not only mouth-watering but daring as well. But let us cross-check the story with facts…

In the face of poverty, any part of the body like the toe will be exchanged for hard currency like the US dollar, and that is exactly what citizens of Zimbabwe are doing to help overcome poverty.

Those who cannot stand the attack of never-ending poverty decide to sell off some body parts to raise money and exit the poverty bracket.
Reports have proven that selling their body parts, specifically the leg toes in exchange for dollars, has become the new normal.

A Toe for $25,000$ as Zimbabweans find CASH cow out of poverty [Facts Checked]

News about this newfound gold mine in Zimbabwe as people are believed to be exchanging their toes for dollars got the internet going agog for nearly a week now.

The news suggested that it has become extremely expensive to live in this Southern African Country hence, information available indicates that an undisclosed company is paying a whopping $25,000 for each toe offered.

A journalist by the name, Innocent Zikky broke the news via a Twitter video shared showing a Zimbabwean who claimed he was paid for offering his toe.

The beneficiary showed off his car, which was bought with some of the money he was paid for selling his toe. In the view, one could see the severed toe still healing up in bandages wrapped around it.

Information on the value of a toe indicates that those who offer a toe could earn between $25,000 and $40,000 for a big toe and $10,000 for any of the tiny toes.

Thus, if a Zimbabwean offers one big toe and two small ones from each foot, he or she is likely to bag between $45,000 and $65,000.

“In Zimbabwe, people have started selling their toes for thousands of dollars. This is due to the high cost of living and the failure of the government to create jobs. The toes are being bought at $40,000 dollars (N16m) While the smaller ones are at $20,000 dollars (N8m),” Zikky reported on Twitter.

“Zimbabweans are reportedly cutting their toes in exchange for dollars to survive the cost of living in their country, According to their prices, the small toe is sold for $10,000, the middle toe is $25,000, while the big toe price is put at $40,000” Another Twitter user indicated.

The BBC has also carried out an investigation using available videos that came with the story and indicated that  “It is not uncommon for body parts to be used in unscrupulous traditional so-called cures. Touted by charlatans or fake healers, they are associated with witchcraft – and are condemned by respected traditional healers, known as “sangomas” in Southern Africa.”