Well, my Kindle is scheduled to arrive in Cape Town around 26 February.
Take2 will then courier it here. That means I'd have waited about a month to get it. I was really excited when one of my students showed me his Kindle! He ordered it directly from Amazon and delivery took about two weeks, apparently. Really jealous. =)
I'll compare prices with him to see whether the direct order option may actually be better here in SA.