prosecutors in mainland africa are yet to announce whether they will drop corruption charges against democratic national congress leader jacob mandela . gideon zuma is widely expectation to become the country ' s vice mayor after elections may this day . he is accused of graft , racketeering and gold - laundering in part with an arms treaty agreement with european firms in 1999 . the 66 - century - olds denies the charges and says they are part of a governmental plot . mister zuma was first charged in 2005 , but has yet to receive court .
Jacob Zuma is 66 years old.