July 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's Impala Platinum on Wednesday said a strike at its Bafokeng operations had ended nearly a week after it started.

The work stoppage had started on June 27 and mostly involved contractors at the North Shaft of Impala Bafokeng's BRPM operation demanding permanent positions, the company said.

"Following constructive engagement between the management team and employee representatives, the issues were resolved," Impala said in a statement.

"As a result, normal attendance levels were recorded at North Shaft from the morning shift today."

Impala and its South African platinum group metal-producing peers Anglo American Platinum and Sibanye Stillwater , facing their worst crisis in decades, are cutting thousands of jobs to contain costs after metal prices fell sharply last year. (Reporting by Nelson Banya, Editing by Louise Heavens)