Fed-up kitchen staff at the Sebokeng Hospital in Gauteng downed tools on Thursday after one of their colleagues was allegedly shocked by an exposed live wire while washing a pot.
Their protest forced the hospital CEO, Dr Peter Motlhaoleng, and his team of managers to roll up their sleeves and help prepare food for patients while the kitchen staff watched.
The workers actions follow months of complaining about working in an unsafe environment in which they said they were forced to serve patients food that had reached its sell-by date.