JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African lender Capitec Bank reported a 16% rise in full-year profit on Tuesday, helped by strong performance during the second half as growth in net transaction and commission income grew by 30%.

In the year ended on Feb. 29, the group's headline earnings per share - the main profit measure in South Africa - rose to 9,171 cents, compared to a restated 7,938 cents a year earlier.

(Reporting by Nqobile Dludla; Editing by Tom Hogue)