He will be assissted by South African fast bowler and his former team mate Allan Donald, media reports mentioned.
The former South African opener is all set to replace Corrie van Zyl who also quit from the post of South Africa's coach after the recently concluded World Cup and returned back to his position as the head of CSA High Performance Centre.
Kirsten had a remarkable success as the coach of Indian side as he made Dhoni and his men win the World Cup after 28 years besides making them reach the number one position in Test cricket.
Kirsten quit from the post of Indian coach after their World Cup triumph.
Media reports said that Cricket South Africa (CSA) will make the formal announcement on this matter on Monday.
The announcement wil end the speculation that has been going on for the past two months over the post for which CSA had taken several interviews in the recent past, media reports said.
