Gauteng Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile is expected to shed more light on projects the province is embarking on to boost employment opportunities. He will deliver his department's budget in the legislature this morning.Maile, who is behind the province's drive to revitalise the township economy, is expected to reveal further steps to integrate township enterprises into the mainstream economy.The township economy has been identified by the provincial government as a future growth node which, if successful, could change the face of the Gauteng economy.Gauteng will next year host the Global Entrepreneurship Congress at which local entrepreneurs will be exposed to international trends .Maile is also expected to pronounce on measures to assist co-operatives and small enterprises and unlock economic value in the informal sector.Maile is also expected to speak on the Gauteng Trade and Investment Strategy.Through this strategy, the MEC wants to position Gauteng as an investment destination of choice.West Rand and Sedibeng are expected to receive a special mention as they remain Gauteng's most under-developed areas whose economies are in decline.There are plans in the pipeline to reignite the two economies through the Vaal Freight Logistics Hub and Sedibeng Maize Triangle.Maile, who also oversees the Gauteng Gambling Board, is likely to report on its activities, especially gambling awareness campaigns.The department has over the past few months conducted a number of inspections of licensed establishments.Gauteng, as the country's economic hub, is facing serious migration and has to battle the challenge of unemployment, poverty and inequality.Maile has been vocal about economic disparities that continue to shape the province.He is expected to expand on the province's Transformation, Modernisation and Re-industrialisation programme...