Ayanda Malinga (born 23 June 1998) is a South African rugby union and sevens player.

She plays for the Bulls Daisies in South Africa's Women's Premier Division.

Malinga represented South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.

[3] She was a member of the South African side that competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

[4][5] She returned to the Springbok Women's fifteens squad for the 2024 WXV 2 tournament after her last appearance in 2022.