This is the 252nd most frequent Afrikaans word.
berig
"Berig" means "report" or "news" in English.
Here 'berig' means 'report', referring to a piece of writing or communication conveying information.
Die joernalis het die berig geskryf oor die nuusgebeurtenis.
The journalist wrote the report about the news event.
In this sentence, 'berig' is used as a verb meaning 'to inform' or 'to notify'.
Ek sal jou later berig oor die uitkoms van die vergadering.
I will inform you later about the outcome of the meeting.
Here 'berigte' is the plural of 'berig' and means 'reports', indicating multiple pieces of information or statements, often informal or speculative.