Vincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews (17 June 1929 – 19 August 2010) was a South African activist and politician.
Matthews completed his primary education at Lovedale Mission Station in the Eastern Cape while his father was a lecturer at the nearby University of Fort Hare.
While in exile due to apartheid policies in South Africa, Matthews became an assistant Attorney General of neighboring Botswana.
He was active with the African National Congress from 1944 to 1992, when he left it to join the opposition Inkatha Freedom Party.
During the Government of National Unity period from 1994 to 1999, he was the Deputy Minister of Safety and Security, while the ANC's Sydney Mufamadi was head of the ministry.