It's all quite easy really, get down to Carrefour and buy a HUMAX Ace 11 box, find a guy from SA and buy a card from him, you'll find one somewhere!
Call Erroll in SA pay the fee.
Find a local Sat installer to set it up and you're on your way.
If you ask Erroll the question the answer is no, it's not getting cut off in the ME.
Happy viewing.