Matthews Motshwarateu (1958–2001) was a South African track, cross country, and road runner. In 1978 Matthews Motshwarateu won the South African 5000m championship, setting a new South African record for the event. He retained his title the following year. He died in Soweto, outside Johannesburg, in 2001 from wounds sustained in a shooting outside his family home in Molapo, Soweto. The culprits have never been apprehended. Motshwarateu competed for Botswana during the late 1980s as South Africans couldn't compete internationally. He still holds national records in both Botswana and South Africa.