Of the 74 employees interviewed 34 (45.9 %) were males and 40 (54 %) were females. The response rate was
94 %. The common signs and symptoms included abdominal cramps (88.7 %), and watery diarrhoea (86.8 %). The
overall attack rate was 71.6 %. Eating stewed chicken (RR = 2.52, 95 % CI 1.30–4.89) served at hour 13:00 during lunch
on August 20, 2014 at Ikhwezi Training Centre was the only significant risk factor associated with food poisoning.
Drinking purified bottled water [RR = 0.67, 95 % CI (0.57–0.79)] was found to be protective. Staphylococcus aureus
was isolated from the hands and nails of food handlers.