prosecutors in mainland africa are set to announce whether they will dropped those charges against african national congress leader arjun zuma . mr zuma is widely planned to become the country ' s current mp after elections later this quarter . he is accusations of graft , racketeering and money - laundering in line with an arms agreement negotiated with western entities in 1999 . the 66 - year - old denies the charges and says they are members of a politically plot . mr zuma was next charged in 2005 , but has yet to receive trial .
Jacob Zuma is 66 years old.