Who really wants quality journals?

This article reports that the Academy of Science of South Africa is 'reviewing and making strategy recommendations on research journals published in South Africa' and helping to 'refine the criteria for accreditation in terms of their usefulness in quantifying research outputs of institutions and awarding subsidy under the gazetted policy'. The exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Department of Science and Technology in conjunction with the Department of Education. Raising the quality of journals published locally would 'brand' South Africa's academic achievements and increase their national impact at home and abroad.