FORMER Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Terrence Khumalo (68) has ventured into poultry farming.
He started it in 2014 after dumping three petrol stations because many people invested in the filling station business.
The chickens gave him a new lease on life. He started with 20 000 chicks and grows each day.
Terrence, who owns a farm at Uitzicht in the west of Tshwane, has 5 000 broiler chickens at the moment on a huge farm with 20 hectares.
He played for Amakhosi as a goalkeeper in 1975 for one season and left to further his studies as a teacher at Tivumbeni Training College in Tzaneen, Limpopo.
He said to him football was a hobby rather than a career.
"I don't regret leaving football because it was not lucrative by then. I was once a football icon at my kasi in Soweto, Joburg and other places," said Terrence.
He said he only got a hero status as a footballer rather than making money.
"My highest salary as a footballer was R40, and the money helped me to become a teacher," he said.
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He said in those days, he managed to rub shoulders with the likes of Kaizer Motaung, Jackie Masike, and the late Ace Ntsoelengoe.
Terrence said he studied teaching in 1978 and 1979, and after that he quit to join his late father, Jackie Khumalo, in business, who died in 2017.
He said he learnt the petrol station business from his late father.
"I worked with my father for many years. I learnt to be disciplined on the management side before venturing into my own in 2002 in Vosloorus and Joburg," he said.
Terrence built his business empire and owned three garages before selling them in 2009. In 2014, he ventured into poultry, which he is still invested in.
"I'm very much in peace, hearing the birds' sounds. I do miss the vibe, but age is not on my side. Chickens makes me happy," he said.
He also plants vegetables and maize for business and sells chicken manure.
Terrence wants to expand and do abattoir and packaging soon.
One of his workers, Jolofani Petro (45), said: "I'm happy to work on the farm. Chickens need love and care. These chickens are friendly, and we enjoy taking care of them."
