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Adapted from: Street Law (SA); Centre for Socio –Legal Studies, University of Natal (1994)Government officials and other appointed persons are supposed to use their authority for thebenefit of the people. However, some people use their positions for personal gain as shownin the illustration above. This is known as abuse of power. In other words, power is not usedfor the intended purpose. The common form of abuse of power is corruption.Activity 3 (2 periods)1 Ask pupils to narrate personal experiences of abuse of power:• in the home• in school• in their community2 Ask pupils to read the story below and answer the question that follows:Mr Malama, a Standard 5 teacher at Pumulani School, assigns his pupils to workin his garden during the manual work period.• Do you think this is abuse of power? Explain your answer.3 Ask pupils to role-play the above situation of a police traffic officer.4 Ask pupils to study the illustration below and, in groups, answer questions that follow:29