Business Report writes that Central Rand Gold (CRG) is being run with skeleton staff at its operation as the company grapples with a strike over annual wage increases.  

The troubled gold and exploration company said on Wednesday that it had lost five days of production due to the strike following a deadlock in wage talks.  CRG indicated that it was talking with union officials at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) to resolve issues and added that:  “On May 9 the picketing rules have been signed at the CCMA, thus allowing non-striking workers to return to work.  The operation will be run with skeleton staff in the interim.”

• A short report by Dineo Faku is at Business Report
• The company’s regulatory statement is at Sharenet

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