{"id":1113685,"date":"2022-06-07T16:57:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T16:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/07\/i-was-drunk-man-who-announced-zimbabwe-toe-selling-business-makes-a-u-turn\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T16:57:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T16:57:26","slug":"i-was-drunk-man-who-announced-zimbabwe-toe-selling-business-makes-a-u-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/07\/i-was-drunk-man-who-announced-zimbabwe-toe-selling-business-makes-a-u-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"I was drunk &#8211; Man who announced Zimbabwe &#8216;toe selling&#8217; business makes a U-turn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"572\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image_2022-06-01_104339933-696x572.png\"   alt=\"Unverified screenshots spreading around on WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook suggest that some sell their toes for as much as US$40,000 for the big toe, US$25,000 for the middle toe and US$10,000 for the tiny toe.\" title=\"Unverified screenshots spreading around on WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook suggest that some sell their toes for as much as US$40,000 for the big toe, US$25,000 for the middle toe and US$10,000 for the tiny toe.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unverified screenshots spreading around on WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook suggest that some sell their toes for as much as US$40,000 for the big toe, US$25,000 for the middle toe and US$10,000 for the tiny toe.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A\u00a0Zimbabwean\u00a0man, who went viral after a video of him stating that he is a dealer for toe buyers, has now disclaimed the story.<\/p>\n<p>After being mocked and ridiculed by his colleagues, he has now set the records straight.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>David Kaseke, also known as\u00a0Zhula, said he had drunk too much when an\u00a0\u2018Hmetro\u2019\u00a0journalist approached him for a story.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/331f6c82b64d477282b395671d232708\" alt=\"I was drunk - Man who announced Zimbabwe 'toe selling' business makes a U-turn\"\/><figcaption>I was drunk \u2013 Man who announced Zimbabwe \u2018toe selling\u2019 business makes a U-turn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said he saw it as an opportunity for him to trend, and he started vomiting out lies about the toe trade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never thought the video was going to be published on social media. I guess I had too much to drink, and it never crossed my mind that journalists are always serious with their work,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added that after their video went viral, he had a torrid time apologising to his colleagues for letting them down through his lies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/7f950c8e5c654eae8be42b2cfbdf24d0\" alt=\"David Kaseke, also known as\u00a0Zhula\" width=\"680\" height=\"380\"\/><figcaption>David Kaseke, also known as\u00a0Zhula (R) | credit:myzimbabwe.co.zw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Zimbabwe Republic Police have confirmed that they are now investigating the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many Zimbabweans took to social media to comment on the issue, which is still trending.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Jxvqul7jBnU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam on Adom TV (7-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jxvqul7jBnU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unverified screenshots spreading around on WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook suggest that some sell their toes for as much as US$40,000 for the big toe, US$25,000 for the middle toe and US$10,000 for the tiny toe. 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