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UNAPOLOGETICALLY HIMSELF

TO THE outside world he was a leading intellectual, an outspoken analyst, a fearless commentator on everything from race and identity to sexual violence and politics.

His opinions on many issues were sought by people around the globe and he always said what he thought, no matter how controversial or unpopular his views might be.

He thought deeply about things and encouraged others to do so too – yet to Eusebius McKaiser’s family, he was so much more than an insightful commentator and a leading mind of his generation.

To his dad, Donald, he was “Oubaas”.

“He was the crown jewel of our clan,” his grief-stricken cousin, Rurik McKaiser (54), says. “We communicated pretty much daily – not

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