Rufunsa District

Rufunsa District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province.^[1] The district capital is Rufunsa. The district was declared by President Sata in 2012. As of the 2001 Zambian Census, the district was not yet in place as it was still part of Chongwe District. It is estimated to have a population of about 45.000 people.^[2] The main economic activity of the local people here is subsistence farming.After five decades of Zambia’s independence, Rufunsa has only three Secondary Schools. Illiteracy levels are extremely high.The Catholic Church has given hope in the past decades in terms of providing health care. A Nursing school has also been built by the Catholics. Rufunsa is only 150 km away from Lusaka and yet people live in severe poverty. The indigenous people here are the remnants of the Soli people. The Soli people are the real owners of Lusaka province but have had to relinquish much of Lusaka Land to central government. It is hoped that the creation of Rufunsa District and the connection of the District to the National grid,will trigger the much needed development in the area.Rufunsa is posed to be one of Zambia’s Mining hub as it has Gold, Copper and other minerals.The Locals hope to benefit from the minerals wealth under the soil of Rufunsa District. There are three chiefs in this district,Chief Bunda Bumba,chieftainess Mpanshya and chieftainess Shikabeta.