What a debacle - talk about bleeding in public.
Irrespective of the content of the trading halt - is it
a) Banks extending credit
b) Banks withdrawing credit
c) A sale of gold assets
d) whatever
This should go down for investigation as one of the most inept and shameful examples of how to manage a company.
Mangament hand in your executive washroom keys and hang your heads in shame - do the right thing and resign !