IntroductionFirst and foremost it is significant to get the definition of hegemony, which can be loosely defined as the leadership or predominant influence exerted by one nation over others. Taking the matter into great consideration Indeed, South Africa is effectively the hegemony of the SADAC region, considering the fact that it possessed one of the largest economies in Africa, so it is bound to have a great influence on the rest of the SADAC region. .SADAC is the S. As true as this is, however, the essay will focus on the liberal aspect of South Africa in terms of liberalism. In-Depth Definition of HegemonHegemon represents a system of leadership in which power is based on domination as much as co-optation,” while Evans and Newnham (1990: 153) argued that hegemony means “primacy or leadership. In an international system this leadership would be exercised by a “hegemon”, a state that possesses sufficient capabilities to carry out this role”. More than just leadership, Myers (1991:5) posits that hegemonic states are those “states that possess sufficient power to dominate subordinate state systems.” Similarly, writing in terms of power, Adebajo and Landsberg (2003:173) define it as “the possession by a state of a preponderance of power in the international system or regional subsystem, such that it can alone dominate the rules and agreements with which International and regional political and economic relations Using these descriptions of hegemony to better understand South Africa's potential as an effective hegemon, it is clear that South Africa's role must involve its capabilities superior to those of other states in the region. As well as holding a legitimate amount of po...... half of paper ......urity (Nathan, 2012:30). However, according to Prys (2012:73) the existence of the Body has proven to be ineffective. SADC has a dismal record of conciliatory capacity. In many of the major conflicts that have plagued the region, diplomatic engagement has ceased at a critical moment. It played no significant role in relation to the Angolan civil war and was deeply divided over the DRC rebellion. Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe responded to the rebellion by positioning troops in support of the Congolese president, Laurent Kabila, while South Africa, supported by Botswana, Mozambique and Tanzania, followed a diplomatic solution and supported a ceasefire. The organization has performed very poorly in relation to the difficult situation in Zimbabwe. Under the guise of violent state repression and one flawed election after another, SADC heads of state have repeatedly expressed unity with Harare and dismissed critics