John Matshikiza (26 November 1954 - 15 September 2008) was a South African actor, director of theatre, poet and journalist.
John also lived in the United States, Netherlands and various African countries including Senegal, where he was director of the department of culture of the Gorée Institute.
Among others, he was seen in Hijack Stories, Leon Schuster's There's a Zulu On My Stoep, Cry Freedom and 1987's Mandela, in which he played the role of Walter Sisulu.
John wrote for several South African and foreign publications including the Mail & Guardian, where his "With the Lid Off" column ran from several years from the mid-1990s and was gently critical of the government.
In 2002, he won the regional and national Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award in the specialist category for his column, which appeared in a collection of his and his father Todd's works entitled With the Lid Off: South African Insights from Home and Abroad, published in 2000.