Message : Required fields JOHANNESBURG, March 9 (Reuters) - South African miner Royal Bafokeng Platinum reported on Tuesday an almost 30-fold jump in annual profit, driven by higher platinum prices, increased output and a weak rand exchange rate. The Johannesburg-listed company's headline earnings per share (HEPS) - the main profit measure in South Africa - rose to 1,354 cents in 2020 from 50 cents a year ago. The platinum group metals (PGM) miner, which engages in mining of platinum, palladium and rhodium, declared its maiden dividend of 575 cents per share for the year that ended Dec. 31. Prices of platinum and sister metals rose last year by more