Brothers Who Died Hours Apart Laid to Rest in Shared Grave

Johan Barnard and Jackie Duvenage laid their two sons, eight-year-old Dean and his two-week-old brother JL, to rest in a single grave at Sterkfontein Cemetery in Krugersdorp on Thursday afternoon. The brothers, who both suffered from a rare congenital heart condition known as Shone’s complex, died hours apart on June 4 following complications from a … Read more

Krugersdorp Father Mourns Loss of Both Sons Hours Apart

A Krugersdorp father, Johan Barnard, is mourning the loss of his two young sons, eight-year-old Dean and two-week-old LJ, who died hours apart on the same day after being hospitalized with a lung infection. Both children were born with Shone’s complex, a rare congenital heart condition that restricts blood flow and increases vulnerability to respiratory … Read more