lawyers in south africa are planning to announce whether they will drop his accusation against african national conference premier nicholas zuma . mr jacob is widely expected to become the party ' s next president after elections within this month . he is accused of malfeasance , racketeering and profit - laundering in connection with an arms pact signed with western companies in 1999 . the 66 - age - old denies the charges and denies they are member of a politically storyline . mrs zuma was not charged in 2005 , but has yet to faces trial .
Jacob Zuma is 66 years old.