Unathi Elis Mali (born 3 December 1989) is a South African rugby union and sevens player.

Mali competed for South Africa at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

[1] She was named in South Africa's squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where they finished in seventh place.

[2][3][4] Mali was selected again to represent South Africa at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.

[5][6] She featured for the South African fifteens team at the inaugural 2023 WXV 2 tournament in Stellenbosch.