For 73-year-old Danie Harmse and his 71-year-old wife, Katie, their retirement years are far from golden. He spends most days feeding pigeons in his yard, something that makes him happy. Their newly painted two-room cottage is cluttered with a lifetime of memories, but despite the fresh pink paint, their living room seems dark and stuffy.The Harmses were on a waiting list for five years before they moved into the Eeufees Oord Old Age Home in Westdene, Johannesburg, last year.The cottage was run-down but with the help of their son they gradually renovated it.Once they have paid for rent, utilities and Danie's chronic medication, there is about R500 left for groceries from their government pension. Despite this, Danie and Katie are better off than some of their neighbours."It's common to see our neighbours, some who can barely walk, picking up rubbish so they can make ends meet," said Katie.According to a new report by the SA Human Rights Commission, South Africa continues to marginalise its elderly, offering them little in terms of access to basic amenities.Launched in Johannesburg yesterday, the report found there are too few government-run old-age homes and too many unregistered and unregulated ones.An investigation revealed there were only eight run by the Department of Social Development in the country, compared to 410 run by non-profit organisations.The Free State has three government-run old-age facilities. Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Lim-popo, North West and Eastern Cape have just one each.Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and Western Cape do not have any government-run homes for the elderly.An estimated 4.1 million South Africans are over 60 and they face a multitude of problems, including access to social security, healthcare, housing and the impact of HIV/Aids.The sexual and physical abuse of the elderly was also highlighted by the commission.The report urges the government to make dramatic changes to ensure that the elderly receive more money and more regulations to protect them...