South Africa need a further 276 runs on the final day to win the first Test against Australia after reaching 178-2 at stumps.
Neil McKenzie 35 and skipper Graeme Smith 69 got their team off to a good start with an unbeaten stand Hashim Amla 43 and Jacques Kallis 26 consolidating their position.
Earlier, Australia slumped from 99-1 to 207 all out after losing 7 wickets in the morning session.
Day 4, 1st Test Johannesburg, Mar 2009
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