I would also like to know if there any shops in Cape Town where I could buy other shields ,LEDs ,transistors just basic things to mess around with and the arduino board.
I get from the following in Cape Town:
- RS Components (need a CC now to order..., they have a shield or 2, chips, proper Arduino boards), based in Montague Gardens, cheap postage R30. Large selection. http://za.rs-online.com/
- Yebo Electronics based in Boston, Bellville. Close to me, got the general stuff, no Arduino stuff. No AVR, except Atmega8-16. Smallish selection. http://www.fort777.co.za/
- Mantec based in Epping (behind Casino). Medium selection. No Arduino stuff. Quite a few AVR, no Atmega328p though. http://www.mantech.co.za/
I am sure there must be more. Feel free add some to the list 