The Cape Town Globalist is a non-profit, international affairs magazine published by students at the University of Cape Town. We aim to produce insightful, provocative articles that give students a platform to debate issues that are shaping our world, and provide them the space to develop their skills and publish their work.
Since its inception in 2006, we’ve striven to make The Cape Town Globalist the smartest and most sophisticated student magazine in the local market. We aim to capture students who are young, smart, up-and-coming leaders; the finest scholars; students who care about this university and the world around it.
Our staff is made up of volunteers from various faculties at the University.
The Cape Town Globalist is a chapter of Global21, an international, student-run network of Globalist magazines. The other chapters are:
- The Yale Globalist at Yale University, United States
- The Peking Globalist at Peking University, China
- The Cambridge Globalist at Cambridge, United Kingdom
- The Sydney Globalist at the University of Sydney, Australia
- The Toronto Globalist at Toronto University, Canada
- The Jerusalem Globalist at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- The Paris Globalist at Sciences Po, France
- The Instanbul Globalist at Boğaziçi University, Turkey
Since the management of The Cape Town Globalist is passed from one editorial team to another at the end of each year, we’re trying to create a ‘knowledge bank’ that will ensure continuity year-on-year. Two examples of the team’s efforts are our comprehensive Writer’s Guide, and the equally exhaustive Design Style Booklet (get them at our Training page). Both were compiled by previous members of the editorial, whose involvement with the mag hasn’t ceased with their departure. As we like to say, “Once a globalista, always a globalista.” The continuing association with past members, who generally learn a thing or two during their time at The Globalist, is vital to the growth and stability of the magazine.
Most recently, the Cape Town Globalist has been working on improving the multimedia aspect of the publication. The CTG website features photo essays and videos of significant events taking place on and off the UCT campus. The pre-election debate (27 March, 2009) held at UCT, in which members of four leading political parties - ANC, Cope, ID, and DA – responded to questions from UCT students, is our first featured event.
Over the course of the year we will continue to collaborate with other university societies, so that students who miss a worthwhile discussion or debate will always be able to access it on our website. An added bonus is that students from our sister publications around the world will have the opportunity to check in with events affecting Cape Town and South Africa. The Globalist always aims to foster dialogue between students, and we see this latest addition to our website as an exciting step toward doing just this.
Check out the pre-election debate here!