Jacob Zuma

=== First corruption indictment ===
{{Further|Jacob Zuma corruption charges#2005–2006: First indictment|label1=Jacob Zuma corruption charges First indictment}}
Soon after Zuma's dismissal, the NPA announced its intention to instate formal corruption charges against him.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2005-06-22|title=Mbeki appoints woman as new deputy president|url=https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2005/06/22/mbeki-appoints-woman-new-deputy-president|access-date=2021-12-24|website=The New Humanitarian|language=en}}</ref> He was served with a provisional [[indictment]] on fraud and corruption charges in November 2005, mirroring the indictment earlier served on Shaik.<ref name="longpath22">{{cite web|last=Oellermann|first=Ingrid|date=4 August 2008|title=Zuma's long path to court|url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Zumas-long-path-to-court-20080804|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217201122/https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Zumas-long-path-to-court-20080804|archive-date=17 February 2018|website=[[Independent Online (South Africa)|IOL]]}}</ref> However, the NPA was unprepared to serve the final indictment and filed an application for postponement. On 20 September 2006, the [[Pietermaritzburg High Court]] dismissed the application, and when the NPA indicated that it was not prepared to proceed with the trial, the matter was stricken off.<ref name="SABC2006-09-20222">{{cite web|date=20 September 2006|title=Zuma corruption trial struck off the roll|url=http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/crime1justice/0,2172,135153,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026083725/http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/crime1justice/0%2C2172%2C135153%2C00.html|archive-date=26 October 2006|access-date=20 September 2006|website=SABC News}}</ref>