Europe and the US stepped up pressure on Muammar Gaddafi to quit, while on the ground his forces used their strength to press their advantage.
Rebels battling Muammar Gaddafi appealed on Friday for arms and medical aid, while the EU insisted the Libyan strongman step down "without delay".
Up to 10 000 Libyans poured onto the streets of Benghazi on Friday, demanding that Muammar Gaddafi quit and praying for victory in the uprising.
President Jacob Zuma has ordered the Treasury to freeze assets linked to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his associates, a government official said.
Nato has launched 24-hour air and sea surveillance of Libya as a possible precursor to a no-fly zone.
The London School of Economics’ relationship with Libya has given rise to controversy.
The momentum in the Libyan conflict is shifting in favour of Muammar Gaddafi whose forces are "robustly equipped" with Russian weapons.
Now more than ever Muammar Gaddafi is an easy man to disbelieve.
Western powers tightened the screws on Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday, reaching out to his opponents and warning time is running out.
The government on Thursday sought to counter criticism of President Jacob Zuma for taking a phone call from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Nato and the EU begin two days of talks on Libya on Thursday focusing on a possible "no-fly" zone after a day of fierce fighting.
A Libyan insurgent said rebels had retaken the heart of the closest city to the capital from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday.
Muammar Gaddafi accused the West on Wednesday of wanting to seize Libya’s oil and warned that a no-fly zone would backfire.
The Presidency issued a statement on Wednesday evening saying that President Jacob Zuma is not ambiguous on the issue of Libya.
Libyan state television has reported that President Jacob Zuma has come out in support of Muammar Gaddafi’s theories concerning conflict in the state.
With the fight to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, Djerbahas become the only Tunisian airport to process tens of thousands of fleeing refugees.
Libya’s air force stepped up air strikes and heavy shelling was heard on Tuesday as the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi entered its third week.
Libya’s 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Comoros has been moved from Tripoli because of the country’s political turmoil.
Britain and France spearheaded a drive at the United Nations for a no-fly zone over Libya after Muammar Gaddafi’s warplanes attacked rebels.
One of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons, Saadi, said on Monday his father had not yet thrown his army into full battle against rebels.
Libyan rebels ceded ground to Muammar Gaddafi’s advancing forces on Monday as the US came under increasing pressure to arm the opposition.
Attacks on civilians in Libya may amount to "crimes against humanity" and the world will not stand "idly by" if they continue, Nato said on Monday.
Ras Lanuf has done well from Libya’s oil boom since Gaddafi nationalised the former Mobil terminal as part of his "people’s revolution".
The immediacy and democracy of social media have been crucial to the success of uprisings.
The Obama administration recently played down a proposal to establish a no-fly zone over Libya.
Many feel that there is no other alternative to the negative consequences that overdependence on aid can.
The administration of President Barack Obama came under mounting pressure on Sunday to arm rebels facing an emboldened and regrouping military.
Libyan troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi launched counter-offensives against rebel-held towns on Sunday as the popular uprising escalated into warfare.
Intense automatic gunfire erupted in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday, the first such outbreak in Muammar Gaddafi’s main stronghold.
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces were accused of a massacre during an assault on a key city as rebels pushed towards Tripoli.
Just 100km from Gaddafi’s hometown, something didn’t feel right. There were no signs of the rebel army, and we were getting close to where government
Libyan forces closed in on the western town of Zawiyah on Saturday after rebels drove them from the centre in fierce fighting.