An apparent social media ruse in Zimbabwe about people selling their toes for large amounts of money is being taken more seriously elsewhere in Africa. SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Zimbabwe toe-selling 'joke' misses the mark in Nigeria The unfounded story that suggests Zimbabweans are parting with their digits to beat poverty is trending in Nigeria. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT A tongue-and-cheek Zimbabwean blog post suggested the trade was happening at a shopping centre in the capital, Harare. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT It quotes WhatsApp messages with figures as high as $40,000 (£31,800) being offered by traditional healers in South Africa for a big toe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT 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 witchc